Abstracts
Résumé
Ray Lewis fut, de 1918 à 1954, la rédactrice en chef du Canadian Moving Picture Digest, le premier journal corporatif relatif à l’industrie cinématographique canadienne. La personnalité et le parcours exceptionnels de Lewis peuvent expliquer sa présence — en apparence inusitée — à la tête d’une publication s’adressant à une industrie essentiellement masculine. Lewis milita ardemment dans les pages du Digest pour l’organisation et la défense des exploitants indépendants, de même que pour la création d’une culture nationale canadienne se démarquant du modèle américain.
Abstract
In 1918, Ray Lewis became editor of Canada’s principal film trade journal, the Canadian Moving Picture Digest. She soon owned it, too, and stayed in charge until her death in 1954. If it was uncommon enough for a woman to be journalist and editor, it was truly exceptional for a woman to be in a powerful position in the film industry. Lewis’ strong character carried into her work as self-appointed protector of Canadian exhibitors’ independence. She used the Digest to agitate against Hollywood control, and tried to promote a distinctly Canadian culture of movie-going.
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