#WomanEmpowermentWednesday Joan Harrison - popcorn and red wine

Sunday, January 28, 2018

#WomanEmpowermentWednesday Joan Harrison


  • Reviewed films for the student newspaper at St. Hugh's College, Oxford
  • One of three female producers in the 1940s-1950s
  • Had ambitions to produce "a film made entirely by women"
  • Worked in a London dress shop while learning shorthand and typing
  • Worked for Alfred Hitchcock off and on for 30 years as an assistant/screenwriter/secretary/producer
  • Graduated college with a honor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics
  • Produced "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and was responsible for selecting stories, hiring writers and directors, casting and supervising the production of each episode


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