Knowledgeable film buffs are probably aware that women worked behind the scenes in Hollywood as far back as the silent era.... A few talented women finally broke through the glass ceiling, and one of the pioneers — Marcia Nasatir — died Aug.... Though she became the first female vice president at a major studio during her time with United Artists, she was not as well known as some of the women who came after her, like Sherry Lansing, Dawn Steel and Amy Pascal....