Clara Beranger (' Strouse; January 14, 1886 – September 10, 1956) was an American screenwriter of the

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era and a member of the original faculty of the

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Biography

Beranger was born Clara Strouse in

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, to Benjamin and Fannie (Kahn) Strouse. Benjamin and his brothers had emigrated from

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and opened a dry-goods store in

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.DeMille. 1998. After graduating from The Baltimore Women's College, now known as

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, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907,Who Was Who in America. 1976. Clara moved to New York City and went into journalism, writing for various popular magazines and devoting time to study the stage. She married Albert Berwanger with whom she had a daughter, Frances Berwanger in 1909. When she began to write, Clara would change her name to Beranger.

Freelance

Using the pseudonym of Charles S. Beranger, her first screen employment was as a

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, writing for the

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and

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companies, to whom she furnished many originals as well as continuities. Her success attracted some attention and she was appointed as a staff writer for the

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. She wrote several scripts for the popular child star Baby Marie Osborne as well as a much-praised adaptation of ''

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''. Beranger also wrote ''The Interloper'' for Kitty Gordon, ''The Bluffer'' for June Elvidge and ''The Mirror'' for Marjorie Rambeau, though many of these films are considered lost.Lowrey. 1920. With

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, Beranger wrote the stage play, ''His Chinese Wife'', which received good reviews and became one of the successes of the 1919–1920 season.

Famous Players-Lasky

In 1921, Clara took Frances, then twelve, and migrated to

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to write for motion pictures, where she signed a long contract with

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; the outfit with whom she is most associated. She wrote or contributed to more than 24 DeMille productions, and produced both ''Come Out of the Kitchen'' and ''Girls'' for

Marguerite Clark Helen Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 – September 25, 1940) was an American stage and silent film actress. As a movie actress, at one time, Clark was second only to Mary Pickford in popularity. All but five of her films are considered ...

; ''

Sadie Love ''Sadie Love'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film distributed by Paramount Pictures (as Famous Players-Lasky Corporation) and directed by John S. Robertson. It is based on a 1915 stage play of the same name by Avery Hopwood and stars ...

'' and '' Wanted: A Husband'' for

Billie Burke Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North ...

; ''

Judy of Rogue's Harbor ''Judy of Rogue's Harbor'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Grace Miller White, with a scenario by Clara Beranger. It was ...

'' for

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; ''The Fear Market'' for

Alice Brady Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in ...

; ''The Cost'' for

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; ''Half an Hour'' for

Dorothy Dalton Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent film actress and stage personality who worked her way from a stock company to a movie career. Beginning in 1910, Dalton was a player in stock companies in Chicago; Te ...

; ''Civilian Clothes'' for

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he comm ...

, ''Notoriety'' for

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, and the classic ''

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'' for

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. From an interview with Louella Parson in 1922:

I will be out in California when Mr. DeMille begins operations. Under my old contract I furnished eight continuities a year; now that I work only for William DeMille I only write four. That gives me an opportunity to see my work through from the story to the screen. It makes it possible for me to go over my script scene by scene with the producer, so he can make the picture with almost no changes. In the old days I had to keep my nose to the grindstone continually so as to finish the eight pictures in time for the different directors for whom I was writing.Parsons. 1922.

William DeMille

In 1921 Beranger met her future husband William DeMille and work on the adaptation of '' Miss Lulu Bett'', the

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-winning play about a young woman who discovers that she's married to a man who is already married. Not as famous today as Cecil, and though most of his silents have been lost, William is still considered one of the silents' most respected directors. ''Miss Lulu Bett'' shows a delicate touch in the telling of an impoverished spinster's misfortunes in a small town.Cripps. 1997. William had other affairs including

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who had borne him a son out of wedlock, and with another screenwriter,

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; but he genuinely fell in love with Clara who had tolerated it all.Edwards. 1988. In June 1926, William to the surprise of his wife, announced that he wanted a divorce. Anna refused him and took their daughters, Agnes and Margaret, to Europe for a long trip. When the family returned, William announced that he had given up Beranger and would try again with his wife, but this arrangement only lasted about a year. Anna never recovered from the divorce, and took the children to live in New York permanently.Easton. 2000. William DeMille (50) and Clara Beranger (42) would be married in

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on August 14, 1928 in the drawing room aboard "The Chief", a transcontinental special train.

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. August 27, 1928. William de Mille states that Beranger wrote all of his screen plays from 1921 - 1928. He writes in his book, ''Hollywood Saga'' ; "In April, 1928, I had just finished 'Tenth Avenue,' my forty - fifth production and was working on 'Craig's Wife' with Clara Beranger , who had written the screen plays of all my pictures for seven years and continued to do so even after our marriage." . After marrying into the DeMille dynasty, Beranger would continue to write, including ''Craig's Wife'' (1928) for

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and ''This Mad World'' (1930) for

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. William would lose everything in the Depression and unhappily rely on Beranger to support him, until Beranger asked Cecil DeMille to employ him to write scenarios.

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Baranger would retire from writing pictures in 1934, though she remained a frequent contributor to magazines such as

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and

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, and writer of inspirational books. Beranger's largest impact would be as one of the original faculty of

which had begun in 1929 as a collaboration between the

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and

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.USCCA HomePage. Also among the original faculty were actors

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and

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, directors

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and

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, and producers

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and

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. Cecil would endow the Drama Department, to which William would be appointed as Director, at last allowing him to exploit his education and skills as a teacher and director. Beranger was a large proponent of the idea that Hollywood had a responsibility to teach the next generation of artists, and would write a much-used text ''Writing for the Screen'' in 1950 and continue to lecture on screenwriting for the rest of her life. She suffered a heart attack and died in 1956.

Filmography

* ''Memories of His Youth'' (1913, scenario) * '' The Master Mind'' (1914, scenario) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1914, uncredited) * ''The Galley Slave'' (1915, scenario) * ''Princess Romanoff'' (1915, scenario) * ''From the Valley of the Missing'' (1915, scenario) * ''

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'' (1915, writer) * ''Her Mother's Secret'' (1915/I, scenario, uncredited) * ''

Mary Moreland ''Mary Moreland'' is a 1917 American silent drama film starring stage actress Marjorie Rambeau that was released through Mutual Film. It is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Thomas Maughm (Elliott), a Wall Street broker a ...

'' (1917) * '' The Mirror'' (1917) * '' The Slave Market'' (1917, scenario) * ''

The Greater Woman ''The Greater Woman'' is a lost''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1988 1917 silent film drama starring Broadway actress Marjorie Rambeau in her first motion picture beginning a 40-year ...

'' (1917, unconfirmed) * ''

The Dormant Power ''The Dormant Power'' is a 1917 American silent drama film, directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Montagu Love and Muriel Ostriche.Langman p.57 Cast * Ethel Clayton as Christine Brent * Joseph Herbert as James Brent * Edward La ...

'' (1917, writer) * '' The Debt'' (1917, writer) * ''

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'' (1917/I, writer) * ''

The Golden Wall ''The Golden Wall'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Johnny Hines. It was shot at Fort Lee, New Jersey.Altomara p.16 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Char ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Interloper ''The Interloper'' is a lost 1918 silent feature film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Kitty Gordon. Cast *Kitty Gordon - Jane Cameron *Irving Cummings - Paul Whitney *Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an A ...

'' (1918) * ''Appearance of Evil'' (1918, scenario) * ''Winning Grandma'' (1918, scenario) * ''The Way Out'' (1918, scenario) * ''Milady o' the Beanstalk'' (1918, scenario) * ''The Voice of Destiny'' (1918, screenplay) * ''The Love Net'' (1918, writer) * '' By Hook or Crook'' (1918, writer) * ''

The Beloved Blackmailer ''The Beloved Blackmailer'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and William T. Carleton. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.Altomara p.15 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as B ...

'' (1918, writer) * ''Dolly Does Her Bit'' (1918, writer) * ''The Grouch'' (1918, scenario) * ''The Little Intruder'' (1919) * ''The Hand Invisible'' (1919) * ''Heart of Gold'' (1919) * ''The Praise Agent'' (1919, scenario) * ''

Phil for Short ''Phil for Short'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Evelyn Greeley. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company. Cast Preservation A print of ''Phil for Short'' is housed in the Library of Co ...

'' (1919, scenario) * ''Hit or Miss'' (1919, scenario) * ''

The Unveiling Hand ''The Unveiling Hand'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Kitty Gordon. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company. Cast *Kitty Gordon - Margaret Ellis *Frederick Warde - Judge Ellis *Irving Cumm ...

'' (1919, scenario) * ''The Bluffer'' (1919, screenplay) * ''Dust of Desire'' (1919, story, writer) * '' Wanted: A Husband'' (1919, writer) * ''

'' (1919, writer) * ''Bringing Up Betty'' (1919, writer) * ''

The Firing Line ''The Firing Line'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Paramount Pictures distributed the film ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

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'' (1919, writer) * '' Come Out of the Kitchen'' (1919, writer) * ''

Half an Hour ''Half an Hour'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Richman, Albert L. Barrett, Frank Losee, and H. Cooper Cliffe. It is based on the 1913 play ...

'' (1920) * ''

White Youth ''White Youth'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Alfred Hollingsworth, Thomas Jefferson, Arnold Gray, and Hattie Peters. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company in De ...

'' (1920, story) * ''

Flames of the Flesh ''Flames of the Flesh'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint, and starring Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Harry Spingler, Ben Deeley, Charles K. French, Louis Fitzroy, and Rosita Marstini. The film was released by F ...

'' (1920, story) * '' Blackbirds'' (1920, writer) * ''

Civilian Clothes ''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''C ...

'' (1920, writer) * '' The Cost'' (1920, writer) * ''

'' (1920, writer) * ''

The Fear Market ''The Fear Market'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Alice Brady, Frank Losee, Harry Mortimer, Richard Hatteras, Edith Stockton, and Bradley Barker. The film was release ...

'' (1920, writer) * ''

'' (1920) * '' Miss Lulu Bett'' (1921, adaptation) * ''

Exit the Vamp lobby card ''Exit the Vamp'' is a lost 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Urson and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Ethel Clayton, T. Roy Barnes, Fontaine La Rue, Theodore Roberts, William Boyd, and Michael D. Moo ...

'' (1921, screenplay, story) * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1921, story) * '' The Wonderful Thing'' (1921, writer) * '' A Heart to Let'' (1921, writer) * ''

Sheltered Daughters ''Sheltered Daughters'' is a 1921 American silent film directed by Edward Dillon, starring Justine Johnstone, Riley Hatch, Charles K. Gerrard and Warner Baxter. Plot Jim Dark (Hatch) is a police officer determined to shelter his daughter, Jenny ...

'' (1921, writer) * ''

Her Husband's Trademark ''Her Husband's Trademark'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson and Richard Wayne. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was shot on location in El Pas ...

'' (1922, story) * ''

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'' (1922, writer) * '' Nice People'' (1922, writer) * ''

Bought and Paid For ''Bought and Paid For'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Agnes Ayres. It is based on a play by George Broadhurst p ...

'' (1922, writer) * '' Grumpy'' (1923, adaptation, screenplay) * ''

The World's Applause ''The World's Applause'' is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. William C. deMille directed the film and it was written and scripted by his wife ...

'' (1923, screenplay, story) * ''

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'' (1923, writer) * ''

The Marriage Maker ''The Marriage Maker'' is a lost 1923 American silent fantasy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a Broadway play, ''The Faun'', by Edward Knoblock. On stage the faun character was played b ...

'' (1923, writer) * ''

Only 38 ''Only 38'' is a lost 1923 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger, Walter Prichard Eaton and A.E. Thomas. The film stars May McAvoy, Lois Wilson, Elliott Dexter, George Fawcett, Robert Agnew and ...

'' (1923, writer) * '' The Bedroom Window'' (1924, screenplay, story) * ''

The Fast Set ''The Fast Set'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson. The film is based on the 1923 Broadway play, '' Spring Cleaning'', by Frederick Lonsdale. Plot As described in a review in a ...

'' (1924, writer) * '' Icebound'' (1924, writer) * ''

Locked Doors ''Locked Doors'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film ...

'' (1925, screenplay, story) * ''

New Brooms ''New Brooms'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film, directed by William C. deMille, and starring Bessie Love, Neil Hamilton, and Phyllis Haver. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is bas ...

'' (1925, writer) * '' Lost: A Wife'' (1925, writer) * '' Men and Women'' (1925, writer) * ''

Don Juan's Three Nights ''Don Juan's Three Nights'' also known as ''Don Juan's 3 Nights'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Lewis Stone, Shirley Mason, and Malcolm McGregor. It was produced by Henry Hobart an ...

'' (1926, writer) * ''

Nobody's Widow ''Nobody's Widow'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Leatrice Joy, Charles Ray and Phyllis Haver. It is an adaptation of a 1910 play of the same title by Avery Hopwood.The A to Z of American Theater: Mo ...

'' (1927, adaptation) * '' The Forbidden Woman'' (1927, adaptation, screenplay) * '' The Little Adventuress'' (1927, adaptation, screenplay) * ''Almost Human'' (1927, screenplay, titles) * ''

Craig's Wife ''Craig's Wife'' is a 1925 play written by American playwright George Kelly. It won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and has been adapted for three feature films. Production ''Craig's Wife'' premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on ...

'' (1928, adaptation) * '' The Idle Rich'' (1929, writer) * ''This Mad World'' (1930, adaptation, screenplay) * ''

His Double Life ''His Double Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Broadway theatrical impresario and first time film director Arthur Hopkins with directorial input from the experienced William C. deMille, Cecil's older brother. It s ...

'' (1933, adaptation) * ''

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'' (1934, writer)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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Bibliography

*''You Can Be Happy''. NY:Samuel Curl (1946) *''Writing for the Screen''. Dubuque, Iowa:Wm. C. Brown Company (1950) *''Peace Begins at Home''. Lee's Summit, MO:Unity School of Christianity (1954)

External links

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Clara Beranger
at Women Film Pioneers Project
1920 passport photo of Clara Beranger, off to Cuba to film ''Civilian Clothes''
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