Adele Comandini (April 29, 1898 – July 22, 1987) was an American screenwriter who was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Story The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1956. This award can be a source of confusion for modern audiences, given its co-existence with the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenpl ...

for ''

Three Smart Girls ''Three Smart Girls'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Barbara Read, Nan Grey, Deanna Durbin (her feature film debut), and Ray Milland. The film's screenplay was written by Adele Comandini and Austin Pa ...

'' (1936).

Biography

Adele Comandini, daughter of Italian immigrants, was born in New York in 1898. She began her career as a screenwriter in the film industry in Hollywood in 1926 with the literary adaptation for the film ''

Subway Sadie ''Subway Sadie'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adapted from Mildred Cram's 1925 short story "Sadie of the Desert", the film focuses on a relationship between New York salesgirl Sadie Hermann ( Dorothy M ...

''. Over time, she wrote the screenplays for more than 20 films and TV episodes. At the Academy Awards in 1937, she was nominated for the Academy Award for best original story for ''

'' (1936). Other well-known films she wrote screenplays for were '' Beyond Tomorrow'' (1940), ''

Strange Illusion ''Strange Illusion'' is a 1945 film noir version of Hamlet, envisioned as a modern crime film. It was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starred Jimmy Lydon, Warren William and Sally Eilers. According to noir historian Spencer Selby the film is "a sty ...

'' (1945), and ''

Christmas in Connecticut ''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother and then falls in love with a returning war hero. The film was directed by English d ...

'' (1945). Comandini died in 1987 in

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, aged 89.

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1926) * ''

The Joy Girl ''The Joy Girl'' is a 1927 American two-strip Technicolor silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan, released by Fox Film Corporation, starring Olive Borden, Neil Hamilton, and Marie Dressler, and based on the short story of the same name by Ma ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Girl from Woolworth's ''The Girl from Woolworth's'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romance film directed by William Beaudine and starring Alice White, Gladden James and Bert Moorhouse. It was released both as a sound film and in a slightly shorter silent version.Marsh ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Love Racket ''The Love Racket'' is a 1929 American early sound crime drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Broadway play, ''The Woman on the Jury' ...

'' (1929) * ''

Playing Around ''Playing Around'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film with songs, starring Alice White, Chester Morris and William Bakewell. It was adapted from the story "Sheba", written by Viña Delmar. The film was produced and distributed by First Natio ...

'' (1930) * '' Hell Bound'' (1931) * '' A Girl of the Limberlost'' (1934) * ''

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Beyond Tomorrow'' (1940) * '' Her First Romance'' (1940) * '' Always in My Heart'' (1942) * ''

'' (1945) * ''

Danger Signal ''Danger Signal'' is a 1945 film noir starring Faye Emerson and Zachary Scott. The screenplay was adapted from the 1939 novel of the same name by Phyllis Bottome. Plot A mysterious pulp writer—and psychopath—named Ronnie Mason, steals a de ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Mating of Millie ''The Mating of Millie'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes. Plot Millie McGonigle (Evelyn Keyes), is riding a bus home from work when the frustrated driver, Doug Andrews (G ...

'' (1948) * ''

Flame of the Islands ''Flame of the Islands'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, and Zachary Scott. Plot In New York City, Rosalind Dee (DeCarlo) is a secretary longing to enter high socie ...

'' (1956) * ''

'' (1992)

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* 1898 births 1987 deaths American women screenwriters American writers of Italian descent 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screenwriter-stub