Adelaide_Heilbron

Adelaide Heilbron

Adelaide Heilbron

American screenwriter

Adelaide Heilbron was an American screenwriter known for films like The Dressmaker from Paris and Lessons for Wives.[1]

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Biography

Adelaide Heilbron was born into a prominent Seattle family. Her parents were George H. Heilbron (editor at The Seattle Post Intelligencer)[2] and Adelaide Elizabeth Piper (daughter of W.H. Piper, a well-known Boston bookstore owner).[3] Heilbron graduated from Smith College in 1920 and got her start in the film industry providing coverage for Famous Players–Lasky in New York, moving into script supervising before becoming a screenwriter.[4][5][6]

Partial filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Stenn p. 299
  2. [2]
    "16 Apr 1895, 4 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. [3]
    "Ladies Library Association revives Seattle". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. [4]
    "19 Apr 1919, Page 8 - The Seattle Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. [5]
    "4 Jul 1923, 2 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. [6]
    "17 Apr 1935, Page 7 - The Portsmouth Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

Bibliography

  • Stenn, David. Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Cooper Square Press, 2000.


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