Alice Guy-Blaché

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 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 Englishman who ran the company's British and German offices. The pair soon went to the U.S. to set up the company's operations there. In 1910 she set up her own production company in New York and built a studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After a period of critical and financial success, her company's fortunes declined and she eventually shut down the studio. Although she secured work directing films for several major Hollywood studios, she returned to France in 1922 after her divorce from Blache. She was never able to secure any directorial jobs there, and never made a film again. In 1964 she returned to the U.S. and lived in Mahwah, New Jersey - not far from where her original studios were - with her daughters, where she died in 1968.

Known For

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves
Birth Location Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Born 1873-07-01
Died 1968-03-24

Movies

Alice Guy, the First Female Filmmaker as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
2018
The Women Who Run Hollywood as Herself (archive footage)
2016
1906
Spain as Self - Presenter
1905

Movies

Butterfly Dances Director
2007
1918
1917
House of Cards Director
1917
The Empress Director
1917
The Empress Writer
1917
The Adventurer Director
1917
The Ocean Waif Director
1916
1916
My Madonna Writer
1915
My Madonna Director
1915
The Vampire Producer
1915
The Vampire Director
1915
1915
The Tigress Director
1914
The Lure Writer
1914
The Lure Director
1914
1914
1914
The Dream Woman Director
1914
The Dream Woman Screenplay
1914
1914
1913
1913
1913
A House Divided Producer
1913
A House Divided Director
1913
A Severe Test Director
1913
1913
Napoleon Director
1913
The Thief Director
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1912
1912
1912
1912
1912
Canned Harmony Producer
1912
Canned Harmony Director
1912
1912
Playing Trumps Director
1912
His Double Director
1912
The Strike Director
1912
1912
Broken Oath Director
1912
1912
Fra Diavolo Director
1912
Fra Diavolo Writer
1912
In the Year 2000 Director
1912
The Sewer Producer
1912
1912
Falling Leaves Director
1912
Algie, the Miner Director
1912
Algie, the Miner Producer
1912
God Disposes Director
1912
1912
1912
A Man's a Man Director
1912
Parson Sue Director
1912
1912
1912
1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
Tramp Strategy Director
1911
Mixed Pets Director
1911
1911
1911
1910
What is a flag? Director
1909
1907
The Rolling Bed Director
1907
The Glue Director
1907
1907
1907
The Banknote Director
1907
1907
The Cleaning Man Director
1907
The Fur Hat Writer
1907
The Fur Hat Director
1907
1907
On the Barricade Director
1907
1907
Les Druides Director
1906
1906
La crinoline Director
1906
1906
A Sticky Woman Director
1906
La chaussette Director
1906
1906
1906
Mireille Director
1906
1906
The Stepmother Director
1906
1906
1906
Ocean Studies Director
1906
1906
1906
Esmeralda Director
1905
1905
Faust Director
1905
In a Bamboo Hut Director
1905
Spain Director
1905
1905
The Tango Director
1905
The Statue Director
1905
1905
Cake-walk nègre Director
1905
1904
Electrocution Director
1904
1903
1902
1902
Danse basque Director
1901
1900
Coucher d'une Parisienne Scenario Writer
1900
1900
1900
The Landlady Director
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1899
At the Club Director
1899
1899
1898
La cène Director
1898
Disappearing Act Director
1898
1898
Ballet Libella Director
1897
1897
1897
The Burglars Director
1897
1897
Les congierges Director
1896
1896
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy Director of Photography
1896
1896