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One of the Year’s Best Film Books Celebrates the Unsung Artists That Turned ‘The Women’ Into a Classic

IndieWire 11 September 2026 9h ago
One of the Year’s Best Film Books Celebrates the Unsung Artists That Turned ‘The Women’ Into a Classic
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The author of "Jungle Red: The Making of MGM's 'The Women'" tells IndieWire why she wanted to explore the making of the 1939 classic and how women both famous (Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer) and forgotten (screenwriter Jane Murfin) contributed to its greatness.
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