Marsha Gordon
@marshagordon.bsky.social
Film historian, professor, writer, doc filmmaker, lover of nature, travel, and good food. Latest book, "Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life & Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott." Next book: a bio of Dorothy Arzner. https://www.marshagordon.org
Everything you've ever wanted to know about "The Divorcee" (1930) starring Norma Shearer in her Academy Award-winning role but have been afraid to ask 🥰, on the new episode of the "Front Row Classics" #podcast: linktr.ee/FrontRowClas...
#normashearer #thedivorcee #exwife #ursulaparrott
#normashearer #thedivorcee #exwife #ursulaparrott
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Everything you've ever wanted to know about "The Divorcee" (1930) starring Norma Shearer in her Academy Award-winning role but have been afraid to ask 🥰, on the new episode of the "Front Row Classics" #podcast: linktr.ee/FrontRowClas...
#normashearer #thedivorcee #exwife #ursulaparrott
#normashearer #thedivorcee #exwife #ursulaparrott
I loathe the way #AI is creeping into research tools with misinformation. This #ancestry detail has #DorothyArzner marrying Rosalind Russell in 1930, living in #Hollywood FL, with two kids, Ruth Chatterton and Frederic March. It would be funny if it wasn't so awful. 😣
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I loathe the way #AI is creeping into research tools with misinformation. This #ancestry detail has #DorothyArzner marrying Rosalind Russell in 1930, living in #Hollywood FL, with two kids, Ruth Chatterton and Frederic March. It would be funny if it wasn't so awful. 😣
Grateful to Indy Weekly for the nice write-up of "In Search of Thoreau's Flowers," currently on view at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design at NC State. If you are in #Raleigh between now and the end of January 2026, come see the show!
#art #climate #interactivemedia #thoreau #walden
#art #climate #interactivemedia #thoreau #walden
“Thoreau was doing early climate research,” Sobsey explains. “He kept detailed notes about when things were flowering, and that’s the data set that now they’re looking at, in terms of how things have changed.”
Raleigh Exhibition Shows How Thoreau Helped Map Climate Change
"In Search of Thoreau's Flowers," on view at the Gregg Museum through January, takes visitors on a walk around Walden Pond.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Perhaps in the mood for a story about flowers and literature and an interdisciplinary collaboration in the arts, sciences, and humanities @ncstate.bsky.social?
#thoreau #flowers #art #flowerart #pressedflowers #flowerpower
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#thoreau #flowers #art #flowerart #pressedflowers #flowerpower
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Flower Power
CHASS faculty highlight their interdisciplinary expertise and connect with the community through two exhibits that fuse art, science and the humanities.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Perhaps in the mood for a story about flowers and literature and an interdisciplinary collaboration in the arts, sciences, and humanities @ncstate.bsky.social?
#thoreau #flowers #art #flowerart #pressedflowers #flowerpower
chass.ncsu.edu/news/2025/09...
#thoreau #flowers #art #flowerart #pressedflowers #flowerpower
chass.ncsu.edu/news/2025/09...
The new French translation of Ursula Parrott’s “Ex-Wife” that just got delivered is très belle!
#ursulaparrrott #exwife
#ursulaparrrott #exwife
August 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The new French translation of Ursula Parrott’s “Ex-Wife” that just got delivered is très belle!
#ursulaparrrott #exwife
#ursulaparrrott #exwife
Talked about #UrsulaParrott in Hollywood, #DorothyArzner, my favorite childhood movies and stars, teaching film studies @ncstate.bsky.social, and much more on episode #101 (like the freeway) of "From Beneath the Hollywood Sign" #podcast! Stream it at bit.ly/4mMCLHo
August 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Talked about #UrsulaParrott in Hollywood, #DorothyArzner, my favorite childhood movies and stars, teaching film studies @ncstate.bsky.social, and much more on episode #101 (like the freeway) of "From Beneath the Hollywood Sign" #podcast! Stream it at bit.ly/4mMCLHo
If u r in the triangle, stop by the Gregg Museum to see the “Plants in Art” exhibit. I collab’d w/Robin Vuchnich on a botanical portrait of their pollinator garden, a little respite from so many things right now. They have a drawing table set up for botanical art therapy too!
August 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If u r in the triangle, stop by the Gregg Museum to see the “Plants in Art” exhibit. I collab’d w/Robin Vuchnich on a botanical portrait of their pollinator garden, a little respite from so many things right now. They have a drawing table set up for botanical art therapy too!
🚨 Early Bird Pricing ENDS tomorrow July 31 – Bastard Film Encounter 5.0 Awaits 🎬
Oct 8–11, 2025 | Columbia, SC
Bold films, unfiltered stories, no pretension. Just one unforgettable encounter with cinema’s wild side.
👉 Grab Your Early Bird Tickets Now
bastardfilmencounter.com/bfe-5-regist...
Oct 8–11, 2025 | Columbia, SC
Bold films, unfiltered stories, no pretension. Just one unforgettable encounter with cinema’s wild side.
👉 Grab Your Early Bird Tickets Now
bastardfilmencounter.com/bfe-5-regist...
July 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 Early Bird Pricing ENDS tomorrow July 31 – Bastard Film Encounter 5.0 Awaits 🎬
Oct 8–11, 2025 | Columbia, SC
Bold films, unfiltered stories, no pretension. Just one unforgettable encounter with cinema’s wild side.
👉 Grab Your Early Bird Tickets Now
bastardfilmencounter.com/bfe-5-regist...
Oct 8–11, 2025 | Columbia, SC
Bold films, unfiltered stories, no pretension. Just one unforgettable encounter with cinema’s wild side.
👉 Grab Your Early Bird Tickets Now
bastardfilmencounter.com/bfe-5-regist...
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THE FUR COAT CLUB and THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK — both directed by Joan Micklin Silver — are also online thanks to Skip Elsheimer of @avgeeks.bsky.social!
@marshagordon.bsky.social wrote about them both for Salon a few years ago! Link to her essay ⬇️
www.salon.com/2021/03/13/j...
@marshagordon.bsky.social wrote about them both for Salon a few years ago! Link to her essay ⬇️
www.salon.com/2021/03/13/j...
Joan Micklin Silver in Salon
I wrote an article for Salon, with streaming 16mm films provided by AV Geeks, about Joan Micklin Silver's 1970s New York City short films, "The Fur Coat Club" and "The Case of the Elevator Duck."
www.marshagordon.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
THE FUR COAT CLUB and THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK — both directed by Joan Micklin Silver — are also online thanks to Skip Elsheimer of @avgeeks.bsky.social!
@marshagordon.bsky.social wrote about them both for Salon a few years ago! Link to her essay ⬇️
www.salon.com/2021/03/13/j...
@marshagordon.bsky.social wrote about them both for Salon a few years ago! Link to her essay ⬇️
www.salon.com/2021/03/13/j...
Being on the @infinite-women.com podcast, which reminds us that "well-behaved women rarely make history," was a bright spot in the midst of a dismal time. Thanks for letting me talk about #UrsulaParrott from yet another angle! bit.ly/4nZROik
#podcast #exwife #divorcee #women
#podcast #exwife #divorcee #women
July 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Being on the @infinite-women.com podcast, which reminds us that "well-behaved women rarely make history," was a bright spot in the midst of a dismal time. Thanks for letting me talk about #UrsulaParrott from yet another angle! bit.ly/4nZROik
#podcast #exwife #divorcee #women
#podcast #exwife #divorcee #women
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This week on the podcast, @marshagordon.bsky.social , Director of Film Studies at North Carolina State University, tells us about the brilliant writer at the heart of her book Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life & Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott.
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Dr Marsha Gordon on Ursula Parrott by Infinite Women
Dr. Marsha Gordon, Director of Film Studies at North Carolina State University, tells us about the brilliant writer who is the subject of her book, Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life & Forg...
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July 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This week on the podcast, @marshagordon.bsky.social , Director of Film Studies at North Carolina State University, tells us about the brilliant writer at the heart of her book Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life & Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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Feel like nominating a film to the Library of Congress National Film Registry today? May I suggest The Divorcee (1930), starring Norma Shearer in her only @academyawards.bsky.social winning role? It just takes a minute + anyone can nominate. The form is here: bit.ly/4kSEutG
#divorcee #normashearer
#divorcee #normashearer
July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Feel like nominating a film to the Library of Congress National Film Registry today? May I suggest The Divorcee (1930), starring Norma Shearer in her only @academyawards.bsky.social winning role? It just takes a minute + anyone can nominate. The form is here: bit.ly/4kSEutG
#divorcee #normashearer
#divorcee #normashearer
I thoroughly enjoyed talking abt F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"--espec. the female characters, Gatsby as a romance novel, and as it relates to Ursula Parrott's "Ex-Wife"--on this just-dropped podcast episode.
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#gatsby #fitzgerald #ursulaparrott #1920s
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#gatsby #fitzgerald #ursulaparrott #1920s
*The Great Gatsby | E5: Miss Daisy Drives Herself
Lit Talk* · Episode
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July 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed talking abt F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"--espec. the female characters, Gatsby as a romance novel, and as it relates to Ursula Parrott's "Ex-Wife"--on this just-dropped podcast episode.
open.spotify.com/episode/2aTP...
#gatsby #fitzgerald #ursulaparrott #1920s
open.spotify.com/episode/2aTP...
#gatsby #fitzgerald #ursulaparrott #1920s
Grateful to #newyorkpubliclibrary for the treasure trove in their Marion Morgan papers. MM was Dorothy Arzner’s life partner as well as artistic collaborator, and she had a significant and fascinating career as a Hollywood choreographer. #dorothyarzner #marionmorgan #nypl
July 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Grateful to #newyorkpubliclibrary for the treasure trove in their Marion Morgan papers. MM was Dorothy Arzner’s life partner as well as artistic collaborator, and she had a significant and fascinating career as a Hollywood choreographer. #dorothyarzner #marionmorgan #nypl
Grateful to #newyorkpubliclibrary for the treasure trove in their Marion Morgan papers. MM was Dorothy Arzner’s life partner as well as artistic collaborator, and she had a significant and fascinating career as a Hollywood choreographer. #dorothyarzner #marionmorgan #nypl
July 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Grateful to #newyorkpubliclibrary for the treasure trove in their Marion Morgan papers. MM was Dorothy Arzner’s life partner as well as artistic collaborator, and she had a significant and fascinating career as a Hollywood choreographer. #dorothyarzner #marionmorgan #nypl
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
Super cool resource drop alert 4 #film lovers: the FilmAtlas, "an international visual guide to every motion picture film format, soundtrack and color process ever invented"! I co-authored an entry on #3mm film--the cutest format--w/Dino Everett of USC Film Archives.
www.filmatlas.com/entry/210
www.filmatlas.com/entry/210
June 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Super cool resource drop alert 4 #film lovers: the FilmAtlas, "an international visual guide to every motion picture film format, soundtrack and color process ever invented"! I co-authored an entry on #3mm film--the cutest format--w/Dino Everett of USC Film Archives.
www.filmatlas.com/entry/210
www.filmatlas.com/entry/210
I love seeing director Dorothy Arzner's face in this lineup of Box Office Champions from 1932. Working on her biography means daily revelations about the way she navigated the Hollywood boys' club.
#dorothyarzner #womenmakemovies #hollywoodhistory #director #tcmparty #womendirectors #biography
#dorothyarzner #womenmakemovies #hollywoodhistory #director #tcmparty #womendirectors #biography
May 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I love seeing director Dorothy Arzner's face in this lineup of Box Office Champions from 1932. Working on her biography means daily revelations about the way she navigated the Hollywood boys' club.
#dorothyarzner #womenmakemovies #hollywoodhistory #director #tcmparty #womendirectors #biography
#dorothyarzner #womenmakemovies #hollywoodhistory #director #tcmparty #womendirectors #biography
Researching my #DorothyArzner bio + writing an article 4 a collection on women filmmakers edited by @shelleystamp.bsky.social + it is staggering how many newspapers call Arzner some version of the "first" woman director despite so many successful predecessors. But this is a great pic w/ #IdaLupino!
May 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Researching my #DorothyArzner bio + writing an article 4 a collection on women filmmakers edited by @shelleystamp.bsky.social + it is staggering how many newspapers call Arzner some version of the "first" woman director despite so many successful predecessors. But this is a great pic w/ #IdaLupino!
Spent the morning photographing butterflies, beetles, bees, and more @ncstate.bsky.social Insect Museum. These pollinator images + plant pressings = new collage that will be on display this fall at the Gregg Museum of art. 🦋 🌺
May 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Spent the morning photographing butterflies, beetles, bees, and more @ncstate.bsky.social Insect Museum. These pollinator images + plant pressings = new collage that will be on display this fall at the Gregg Museum of art. 🦋 🌺
Story about local treasure @avgeeks.bsky.social in #Raleigh. 📽️
May 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Story about local treasure @avgeeks.bsky.social in #Raleigh. 📽️
Thanks to the Lost Ladies of Lit #Podcast for re-running our episode about #UrsulaParrott as an encore today! Episode streams here: apple.co/4ddpBQt
#bestseller #americanliterature #exwife #divorcee
#bestseller #americanliterature #exwife #divorcee
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thanks to the Lost Ladies of Lit #Podcast for re-running our episode about #UrsulaParrott as an encore today! Episode streams here: apple.co/4ddpBQt
#bestseller #americanliterature #exwife #divorcee
#bestseller #americanliterature #exwife #divorcee
Starting the day at the packed Egyptian Theater with a new @billmorrison.bsky.social film and Donald Boyle introduction to 35mm nitrate print of Daisy Kenyon. What could be better? TCM Festival rocks!
#tcm #tcmff #tcmparty
#tcm #tcmff #tcmparty
April 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Starting the day at the packed Egyptian Theater with a new @billmorrison.bsky.social film and Donald Boyle introduction to 35mm nitrate print of Daisy Kenyon. What could be better? TCM Festival rocks!
#tcm #tcmff #tcmparty
#tcm #tcmff #tcmparty
Counting down to The Divorcee tomorrow morning at the Egyptian on 35mm @tcmtv.bsky.social !!!!
#tcmff #tcmparty
#tcmff #tcmparty
April 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Counting down to The Divorcee tomorrow morning at the Egyptian on 35mm @tcmtv.bsky.social !!!!
#tcmff #tcmparty
#tcmff #tcmparty