Adelaide Heilbron was an American screenwriter known for films like ''
The Dressmaker from Paris
''The Dressmaker from Paris'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by Paul Bern. The story was written by Howard Hawks and Adelaide Heilbron. Heilbron also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leatrice Joy and was her ...
'' and ''
Lessons for Wives''.
Biography
Adelaide Heilbron was born into a prominent Seattle family. Her parents were George H. Heilbron (editor at ''
The Seattle Post Intelligencer'') and Adelaide Elizabeth Piper (daughter of W.H. Piper, a well-known Boston bookstore owner). Heilbron graduated from
Smith College in 1920 and got her start in the film industry providing coverage for
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and ...
in New York, moving into script supervising before becoming a screenwriter.
Partial filmography
* ''
At the End of the World'' (1921)
* ''
The Danger Point'' (1922)
* ''
Lilies of the Field'' (1924)
* ''
New Lives for Old'' (1925)
* ''
Mantrap'' (1926)
* ''
Syncopating Sue'' (1926)
*''
Dance Magic'' (1927)
* ''
Heart to Heart'' (1928)
* ''
The Butter and Egg Man
''The Butter and Egg Man'' is a 1925 play by George S. Kaufman, the only play he wrote without collaborating. It was a Broadway hit during the 1925–26 season at the Longacre Theatre. Adapted to film six times, it is still performed on stages toda ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Captain Swagger
''Captain Swagger'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Rod La Rocque. The film was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company. '' (1928)
* ''
My Sin
''My Sin'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and written by Abbott, Owen Davis, Adelaide Heilbron. It was adapted from the play, ''Her Past'', written by Frederick J. Jackson. The film stars Tallulah Bankhead, Fre ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Misleading Lady
''The Misleading Lady'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Stuart Walker, and starring Claudette Colbert and Edmund Lowe. The film is based on the 1913 Broadway play by Charles W. Goddard and Paul Dickey. It is also a remake o ...
'' (1932)
* ''
It's All Yours'' (1937)
* ''
Cheers for Miss Bishop'' (1941)
* ''
Friendly Enemies'' (1942)
* ''
Faces in the Fog'' (1944)
References
Bibliography
* Stenn, David. ''Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild''. Cooper Square Press, 2000.
External links
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1892 births
1974 deaths
Writers from Seattle
Screenwriters from Washington (state)
American women screenwriters
20th-century American women writers
20th-century American screenwriters
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