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Mayer approached Stewart, who was still under contract to Vitagraph, and proposed they establish “Anita Stewart Productions.” Anxious to move to Hollywood, and promised opportunities to acquire quality directors and film roles, she contractually formed Anita Stewart Productions with Mayer in 1917.
Anita Stewart Productions produced seventeen feature films between 1918 and 1922. After concluding her association with Mayer, Stewart accepted an offer from William Randolph Hearst to appear in Cosmopolitan Productions.
Oct 15, 2019 · Anita Stewart Productions produced seventeen feature films between 1918 and 1922. After concluding her association with Mayer, Stewart accepted an offer from William Randolph Hearst to appear in Cosmopolitan Productions.
Women Film Pioneers Project is a scholarly resource exploring women’s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.
American silent film actress who headed her own production company, with Louis B. Mayer as her production executive. Name variations: Anna Stewart. Born Anna Stewart in Brooklyn, New York, on February 7, 1895; died in 1961; sister-in-law of director-actor Ralph Ince; sister of silent film actor George Stewart.
Virtuous Wives: Directed by George Loane Tucker. With Anita Stewart, Conway Tearle, Hedda Hopper, Edwin Arden. The story of a happily married woman, Amy, who is greeted with temptation of riches beyond belief after her husband, Andrew, accepts a position at a Colorado Steel Mill.
Anita Stewart began her career as an actress at the Vitagraph Company in 1911, and rose to become one of the most popular stars of the teens. In 1918 she started Anita Stewart Productions, in partnership with Louis B. Mayer, and began to produce her
