From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world. [4] . She experimented with Gaumont 's Chronophone sync-sound system, and with color-tinting, …

Alice Guy-Blaché (born July 1, 1873, Paris, France—died March 24, 1968, Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.) was a pioneer of the French and American film industries. The first woman director, she …

In 1907 she married Herbert Blaché, an Englishman who ran Gaumont's British and German offices. The pair went to the U.S. to set up the company's operations there. In 1910 Mme. Guy …

Sep 12, 2025 · Alison McMahan is the author of the award-winning Alice Guy Blaché, Lost Visionary of the Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2002) and The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live …

First woman film director and probably the first director to produce a story film, who was a pioneer in motion-picture production in France and the U.S. Name variations: Alice Guy; Alice Guy …

Jan 26, 2022 · She was a pioneer of the French and American film industries during the silent era and the first woman to have a career as a director, yet her work and career have largely been …

French-born Alice Guy entered the film business as a secretary at Gaumont-Paris in 1896. The next year Gaumont changed from manufacturing cameras to producing movies, and Guy …

Feb 21, 2022 · Alice Guy-Blaché (July 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968) was a pioneering filmmaker of the early days of cinema, and the first woman to direct a film. One of the first filmmakers to …

Long a forgotten figure, Alice Guy-Blaché has been rediscovered in recent years and acknowledged as a trailblazer in the early motion-picture industry. Today, she is understood to …

From 1896 to 1906 Alice Guy was probably the only woman film director in the world. She had begun as a secretary for Léon Gaumont and made her first film in 1896.