Description
Ms. Arzner directed her first film in 1927 and was the first woman to join the newly formed Directors' Guild of America. Her status as one of the first women directors, and the only one at the time working within the Hollywood studio system, has recently attracted feminist attention. Side note: after her retirement, she filmed numerous Pepsi Cola commercials at Joan Crawford's request. Her simple will is a mere 3 pages, but we add 30-plus pages of the inventory and valuation of her estate, plus the Petition for Probate.
