Directing
Alice Guy-Blaché
- Born
- Jul 1, 1873 · Aged 94
- Died
- Mar 24, 1968
- Place of birth
- Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 11
- TV credits
- 1
- Directing credits
- 175
Also known as (8)
- Alice Guy Blaché
- Alice Blaché
- Madame Alice Blaché
- Alice Guy-Blache
- Alice Blache
- Alice Guy Blache
- Alice Guy
- Аліс Ґі-Блаше
Biography
Alice Guy-Blaché (July 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968) is generally considered to be the world's first female director. 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 became one of its first film directors. She impressed the company so much with the output (she averaged two two-reelers a week) and quality of her productions that by 1905 she was made the company's production director, supervising the company's other directors. In 1907 she married Herbert Blaché, an…
