Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Nell Shipman, Publicaffairs, Educational Film

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Features actress and movie producer, nell shipman. Nell left home at 13 to become an actress with a small touring company. By 16 she had played every vaudeville role and circuit. By 1912 she had already written and starred in her first film, the ball of yarn. Starred in god"s country and the women in 1916 that was to be her big break. Back to god"s country, followed in 1919 featuring shipman as the classic heroine, saving her invalid husband"s life and bringing the villains to justice though her rapport with animals, her wilderness acumen, and her bravery and fortitude. This film was an enormous critical and box-office success, cementing shipman"s reputation as a star. Her company, nell shipman productions, was formed in 1921. Her and her husband, who was the production manager for back to god"s country, lived in a log cabin in the idaho wilderness, making movies independently.