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Daughters of Mary and Gene: The Two Origins of the Serial Queen Action Heroine

Aufmann, Daniel Lawrence

On July 26, 1912, the Edison Company released a film that changed history, reworking the conventions of stage melodrama into an exciting action film that would introduce a new type of female protagonist to the screen. The film was the first episode of What Happened to Mary, the first American film to be released in numbered episodes, and the performer was Mary Fuller, the first serial queen and the woman who laid the groundwork for more famous stars such as Pearl White.

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September 27, 2022