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Lillian Ducey (née Beiderlinden; November 26, 1878 – December 9, 1952) was an American screenwriter and director active during Hollywood's silent era. She's noted for being one of the first American women to direct a feature-length film (1923's Enemies of Children); she also worked on over a dozen scripts between 1918 and 1930.
Introducing Lillian Ducey, directing Youth Triumphant for the newly formed Fisher Productions. Efficiency plus is said to be Miss Ducey’s middle name,” heralded the Los Angeles Times in reference to Ducey’s first job as a motion picture director in 1923 (III34).
Lillian Ducey was born on 26 November 1878 in New York, USA. She was a writer and director, known for Enemies of Children (1923), The Warning (1927) and Behind Closed Doors (1929). She died on 9 December 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Director, Editor
- November 26, 1878
- Lillian Ducey
- December 9, 1952
Introducing Lillian Ducey, directing Youth Triumphant for the newly formed Fisher Productions. Efficiency plus is said to be Miss Ducey’s middle name,” heralded the Los Angeles Times in reference to Ducey’s first job as a motion picture director in 1923 (III34).
Enemies of Children is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lillian Ducey and John M. Voshell that was based upon the novel Youth Triumphant by George Gibbs. It is the only screen director credit for Ducey and one of two for Voshell.
The Climax is a 1930 American thriller film directed by Renaud Hoffman and written by Lillian Ducey, Julien Josephson, Leslie Mason and Clarence Thompson. The film is adapted from the play of the same name by Edward Locke. The Climax stars Jean Hersholt, Kathryn Crawford, LeRoy Mason, John Reinhardt and Henry Armetta.
Lillian Ducey is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Story, Scenario Writer, and Director. Some of her work includes Captain of His Soul, The Spite Bride, The Climax, Behind Closed Doors, The Scoffer, Upstairs and Down, The Warning, and A Broken Doll.
