Film Writer, Researcher, Lecturer, Feminist, History Detective. The author of four books, blogger for the LA Daily Mirror, and lecturer for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.https://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lo7joizshc2hI'll be introducing CRAIG'S WIFE (1936) Sunday, May 4 at American Cinematheque's Los Feliz 3 at 1pm, with book signing of FIRST WOMEN OF HOLLYWOOD ar 12:30 pm. https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/mary-mallory-presents-craigs-wife-5-4-25/#:~:text=1%3A00%20PM-,MARY,-MALLORY%20PRESENTS%20CRAIG%27S02 May 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7joizshc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lmxa3uzi522dThanks to Silent London for reviewing my book, FIRST WOMEN OF HOLLYWOOD! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxa3uzi522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lmx7zaddjk2dThank you for posting! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmx7zaddjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3ll5sz7rpqk2fI'll be giving the presentation "Trailblazing Women of Paramount" and then signing my book, FIRST WOMEN OF HOLLYWOOD at the Hollywood Heritageusrum Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 pm. These pioneering women's work built the Hollywood factory system. https://www.hollywoodheritage.org/event-details/trailblazing-women-of-paramount-with-mary-mallory24 Mar 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5sz7rpqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lii3g4sgek2mIn a repeat post for African American Heritage Month, a look at ice skater Mabrl Fairbanks, denied opportunities and training due to prejudice. She founded her own black ice shows and later taught champions Scott Hamilton and Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner. https://ladailymirror.com/2025/02/17/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-mabel-fairbanks-wonder-girl-of-the-ice-3/18 Feb 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lii3g4sgek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lhehgzuw4c2oIn a repeat post, a look at the 1943 film NONE SHALL ESCAPE, predicting US victory in WWII in a film told in flashback about the horrors of fascism and Nazism, and what freedom actually is. #freedom #fascism #filmhistory https://ladailymirror.com/2025/02/03/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-none-shall-escape-is-a-powerful-look-at-justice-3/04 Feb 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhehgzuw4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lgqn5vgay22pIn a repeat post, a look at the Committee for the First Amendment, founded in the late 1940s as certain members of government protested right to free speech & advocated for blacklisting those who followed the Constitution. #1stamendment #freespeech #blacklisting https://ladailymirror.com/2025/01/27/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-committee-for-the-first-amendment-defends-free-speech-3/27 Jan 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqn5vgay22phttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lfdmc7me6s2vIt appears historic landmark Vlla Aurora survives. Built in 1928, it was the home of German Jewish refugees the Feuchtwangers, who entertained other refugees & Hollywood stars. #villaaurorahttps://ladailymirror.com/2025/01/09/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-the-three-lives-of-villa-aurora-3/09 Jan 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdmc7me6s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lek7rn3khk2lIn a repeat post, a look at how Pasadena's Tournament of Roses Parade selected Mary Pickford as the parade's first female grand marshal in 1933. #femalepower #roseparade #tournamentofroses #filmhistory #newyearsday #newyeartraditions https://ladailymirror.com/2024/12/30/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-pickford-headlines-1933-rose-parade-4/30 Dec 2024 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lek7rn3khk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lcdr3wmquk2bAs we enter the holiday season, a repeat look at the song "White Christmas," which offered a sense of comfort and peace during World War II. #musichistory #filmhistory #Christmas https://ladailymirror.com/2024/12/02/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-white-christmas-soothes-the-home-front-in-1942-6/02 Dec 2024 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdr3wmquk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lbvqwijjps2lBorn in Spain to French born circus performers, Tote Du Crow was a circus contortionist & acrobat before becoming a clown. Eventually, he acted in silent films.https://ladailymirror.com/2024/11/25/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-tote-ducrow-character-actor-of-the-silent-screen/27 Nov 2024 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvqwijjps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lbnhmtmonc26Thanks to Seattle Theatre Group for the opportunity of introducing the 1925 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA October 28 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. #filmhistory #introduction #silentfilm23 Nov 2024 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnhmtmonc26https://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lbhxyy6cnc2sA tile mural inside Los Angeles' Union Station, showing the evolution of travel to the city from 1750-2000. #tileart #publicart #unionstation #losangeleshistory #transportationhistory21 Nov 2024 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhxyy6cnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lbdq4uqp5s2aLos Angeles' City Hall, a bastion of power and strength since completion in the 1920s. It demonstrates LA's drive to lead the fight for justice and advancement for all.20 Nov 2024 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdq4uqp5s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lbajrvlv3c2uA repeat look at filmdom's first Native American star, Lilian St. Cyr, known as Red Wing onscreen. She later educated about Native tribes & culture & fought for Native American rights. #nativeamerican #filmhistory #silentfilm #womenpower https://ladailymirror.com/2024/11/18/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-lillian-st-cyr-indian-princess-of-early-films-2/18 Nov 2024 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbajrvlv3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3lb3zylqsos2oJust as timely today as it was in 1943, Power of the Press, story by Samuel Fuller, shows a rich businessman attempting to employ a newspaper to pass on fake news to gullible readers. In the film, the good guys win. #filmhistory #samfuller #powerofthepress https://ladailymirror.com/2024/11/11/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-samuel-fullers-power-of-the-press/16 Nov 2024 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3zylqsos2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3layyn47tzs2uJohn Mayer & McG purchased then Henson Studios, formerly the Chaplin Studios on La Brea. Built in 1917, it hearkened back to Chaplin's English childhood. Over time it has hosted movie shoots, Perry Mason TV show, A&M Records. We Are the World. https://ladailymirror.com/2013/01/21/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-charlie-chaplin-comes-to-hollywood/15 Nov 2024 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3layyn47tzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymallory.bsky.social/post/3layqefu7os2fThanks to the Studio City Library for the opportunity to present "The Case of the Clicking Heels," a 1928 true crime case in Studio City.15 Nov 2024 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:z4uzzyfnsbcdu2ko3c5m355x/app.bsky.feed.post/3layqefu7os2f