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Semester In LA Writers Round Table Class – Columbia College of Chicago
Semester In LA Writers Round Table Class
Here’s a great photo of my current (and nearly graduated) Columbia College Writers Round Table class together with the marvelous actors who joined us for the last 3 weeks. The did table reads of all 9 student scripts. The actors are: Erron Jay (on the right in the back row), Khanisha Foster (2nd row #6 from the left/standing next to me), Juan Villa (last one on the right in the 2nd row) and Christina Nieves (in the middle in the front row). Kudos to Khanisha for gathering them all for us because they went above and beyond the call of duty by giving great notes for the (inevitable with all writing) rewrites to come. All in all, a fun and productive 3-week collaboration!
Quotes from When Women Wrote Hollywood – 26 – in a series – A Forgotten Woman
Do you know about these women screenwriters? Many don’t. Learn more about them today!
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Jane Murfin has been lost somewhere in Hollywood history like nitrate film, the Vitascope and most other female screenwriters. Let us strive to relieve her of her obscurity.
Murfin (née Macklem) was born October 27, 1884 in Quincy, Michigan and lived 70 years, dying August 10, 1955. Between these dates she wrote plays, films and was a director, animal trainer and founding member of the Screenwriter’s Guild.
The Forgettable Ms. Murfin by Amy Banks
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Presenting My Talk – The Sisterhood of Science Fiction: A Walk Through Some Writers and Characters You (Should) Know and Love via Instagram
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Cal Poly Pomona University Library
Thanks to another invite from Kris Zoleta and the wonderful staff at the CPP Library I presented another lunchtime lecture yesterday.
This talk was on famous female writers of science fiction both in books (from Mary Shelley to Octavia Butler) and on television with a side tangent on important and influential female characters of science fiction (from Lt. Nyota Uhura to Dana Scully).
The audience responded well, many asking me for recommendations for summer reading) and the nicest compliment I received came from an engineering student who came up to me afterward to say she was either going to do homework or come to my talk during her lunch break and she was ever so happy she had chosen to come to the talk.
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Quote from “America’s Forgotten Founding Father” by Dr. Rosanne Welch – 52 in a series – Off to see Madison
Learn more about the American Revolution through the eyes of an important, Italian Immigrant, Filippo Mazzei.
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“James Madison, the youngest of the state councilors who had been in meetings arranging Filippo’s assignment, now resided nearest, in his father’s home at Montpelier. As the plantation was next door to Monticello, about a day’s ride from Colle, Filippo rode through the old vineyards on his way to Monticello.”
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Rosanne remembers Peter Tork of The Monkees in Zilch Podcast #134: Celebrate Peter Tork Pt 2
For this episode of Zilch producer Ken Mills asked contributors to write short essays on their memories of Peter Tork in honor of his passing. If you enjoy The Monkees or are interested in the influences of 1960s TV shows across the decades, it’s an interesting anthropological study..
My piece starts at 1:04:50 in the audio
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Zilch #134 Celebrate Peter Tork Pt 2
Part 2 of our celebration of Peter Tork. We send this episode off with Love for Peter. We were born to love one another. If you want to express love for Peter.His family is asking fans who would like to make contributions in Peter’s name to donate to the scholarship fund at The Institute for The Musical Arts in Massachusetts, a nonprofit that provides young women with music education, music recording, and music community.
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A hit television show about a fictitious rock band, The Monkees (1966-1968) earned two Emmys–Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directorial Acheivement in Comedy.
Capitalizing on the show’s success, the actual band formed by the actors, at their peak, sold more albums than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined, and set the stage for other musical TV characters from The Partridge Family to Hannah Montana. In the late 1980s, the Monkees began a series of reunion tours that continued into their 50th anniversary.
This book tells the story of The Monkees and how the show changed television, introducing a new generation to the fourth-wall-breaking slapstick created by Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers.
Its creators contributed to the innovative film and television of 1970s with projects like Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laugh-In and Welcome Back, Kotter. Immense profits from the show, its music and its merchandising funded the producers’ move into films such as Head, Easy Riderand Five Easy Pieces.
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The Mentoris Project Podcast: No Person Above the Law: A Novel Based on the Life of Judge John J. Sirica. [Podcast]
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Our guest in this show is Cynthia Cooper, author of No Person Above the Law: A Novel Based on the Life of Judge John J. Sirica. She sits down with host, Dr. Rosanne Welch to discuss President Richard M.Nixon, his aides, Watergate and The Law as seen by Judge Sirica.
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“When Women Wrote Hollywood”, Dr. Rosanne Welch, Cal State University, Fullerton
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Dr. Rosanne Welch discusses the women in her new book “When Women Wrote Hollywood” which covers female screenwriters from the Silents through the early 1940s when women wrote over 50% of films and Frances Marion was the highest paid screenwriter (male or female) and the first to win 2 Oscars. Yet, she fails to appear in film history books, which continue to regurgitate the myth that male directors did it all – even though it’s been proven that the only profitable movies Cecil B. de Mille ever directed were all written by Jeannie Macpherson film ever won for Best Picture was written by Robert E. Sherwood (who people have heard of, mostly due to his connection to Dorothy Parker) and Joan Harrison.
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“When Women Wrote Hollywood”, Dr. Rosanne Welch, Cal State University, Fullerton [Video] (53 minutes, 30 seconds)
I’ve taken part in the Pollak Library Faculty Noon Time Talks for the last couple of years. This year I had a great time delivering this lecture built around all the wonderful female screenwriters included in my book When Women Wrote Hollywood.
Thanks to subject librarian John Hickok for organizing these events – and for the nice introduction.
Part of the California State University, Fullerton Faculty Noon Time Talks at the Pollak Library.
Dr. Rosanne Welch discusses the women in her new book “When Women Wrote Hollywood” which covers female screenwriters from the Silents through the early 1940s when women wrote over 50% of films and Frances Marion was the highest paid screenwriter (male or female) and the first to win 2 Oscars. Yet, she fails to appear in film history books, which continue to regurgitate the myth that male directors did it all – even though it’s been proven that the only profitable movies Cecil B. de Mille ever directed were all written by Jeannie Macpherson film ever won for Best Picture was written by Robert E. Sherwood (who people have heard of, mostly due to his connection to Dorothy Parker) and Joan Harrison.
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Quote from “America’s Forgotten Founding Father” by Dr. Rosanne Welch – 51 in a series – Back in Virginia
Learn more about the American Revolution through the eyes of an important, Italian Immigrant, Filippo Mazzei.
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“Filippo arrived back in his beloved Virginia in November, 1783, troubled by several immediate events. He learned Jefferson had just left for Boston enroute to France to serve as Franklin’s replacement as America’s representative in that country. Franklin’s resignation came from his desire to, as he wrote Filippo, “end my days in my own country.” Filippo immediately wrote a phalanx of letters to his various contacts in France, avowing that, while they all felt Franklin would be a great loss to their circle, Jefferson would make a worthy replacement.”
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