She wore pants. So did I. We had a great time working together. — Katharine Hepburn (image via Wikimedia) Before she broke into directing, Dorothy worked at Paramount as a typist, a secretary and a studio hand for silent films. Her first directing credit, "Fashions for Women," was an instant hit with theater-goers, so Paramount put her on "The Wild Party," the studio's first-ever "talkie." On set, Dorothy worked with stars like Lucille Ball, Clara Bow, Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford. She invented the boom mic to solve the problem of amplifying actors' voices in talking films.
A Woman to Know: Dorothy Arzner
A Woman to Know: Dorothy Arzner
A Woman to Know: Dorothy Arzner
She wore pants. So did I. We had a great time working together. — Katharine Hepburn (image via Wikimedia) Before she broke into directing, Dorothy worked at Paramount as a typist, a secretary and a studio hand for silent films. Her first directing credit, "Fashions for Women," was an instant hit with theater-goers, so Paramount put her on "The Wild Party," the studio's first-ever "talkie." On set, Dorothy worked with stars like Lucille Ball, Clara Bow, Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford. She invented the boom mic to solve the problem of amplifying actors' voices in talking films.