Doris Anderson (November 14, 1897 – June 1971) was a prolific American screenwriter active during 1920s through the 1950s.

Biography

Doris was born in Chico, California, to William Smith and Mabel Dorn; she was an only child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she was raised by her mother. Anderson graduated from the University of Southern California, and she worked as a journalist and a publicity agent before joining Paramount as a scenarist. She wrote silent films before moving into talkies. In 1930, she married British screenwriter Anthony Jowitt, who worked at MGM; they had a daughter, author and dance critic Deborah Jowitt. Anderson died in June 1971 in Washington, D.C.

Selected filmography

* '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1950) * ''

That Brennan Girl ''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 Melodrama#Film, melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn (actor), James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall (bandleader), William Marshall, and J ...

'' (1946) * '' Salute for Three'' (1943) * ''

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, about a southern family humorously coping with poverty. It was highly popular on its release,Lowell Hayes Harrison, ''A New History of Kentucky'' (1997), p. ...

'' (1942) * '' Women in War'' (1940) * '' Beauty for the Asking'' (1939) * ''

Give Me a Sailor ''Give Me a Sailor'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, starring Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Jack Whiting. This was Raye and Hope's third film together, the first in which they played the leads. Plot Jim and Walter B ...

'' (1938) * ''

Sophie Lang Goes West ''Sophie Lang Goes West'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Charles Reisner, written by Frederick Irving Anderson, Doris Anderson, Brian Marlow and Robert Wyler, and starring Gertrude Michael, Lee Bowman, Sandra Storme, Buster Crabbe, B ...

'' (1937) * '' The Girl from Scotland Yard'' (1937) * ''

King of Gamblers ''King of Gamblers'' is a 1937 American low-budget gangster film directed by Robert Florey. Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer whose bombing of an uncooperative barber shop leads to a murder charge. (The fil ...

'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Without Regret'' (1935) * '' Straight from the Heart'' (1935) * '' I Give My Love'' (1934) * '' Love Birds'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Uncertain Lady'' (1934) * ''

Salomy Jane Salomy Jane may refer to: *" Salomy Jane's Kiss", an 1889 western short story by Bret Harte, included in ''Stories of Light and Shadow'' (1898) * ''Salomy Jane'' (play), a 1907 stage adaptation by Paul Armstrong *"Salomy Jane", a 1910 western nove ...

'' (1932) * '' Cascarrabias'' (1930) (adaptation) * ''

Anybody's Woman ''Anybody's Woman'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoe Akins, Doris Anderson, and Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Paul Lukas, Huntley Gordon, Virginia Hammond, Tom ...

'' (1930) * '' Grumpy'' (1930) * '' True to the Navy'' (1930) * ''

The Marriage Playground ''The Marriage Playground'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, and written by Doris Anderson, J. Walter Ruben, and Edith Wharton. The film stars Mary Brian, Fredric March, Lilyan Tashman, Huntley Gordon, Kay Fran ...

'' (1929) (adaptation) * '' Charming Sinners'' (1929) (adaptation) * '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (1929) * '' Ten Modern Commandments'' (1927) * '' The World at Her Feet'' (1927) (adaptation) * '' Ain't Love Funny?'' (1927) * ''

Afraid to Love ''Afraid to Love'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Doris Anderson, Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Alfred Hustwick and Joseph Jackson. The film stars Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norman ...

'' (1927) * '' A Kiss in a Taxi'' (1927) * ''

Her Honor, the Governor ''Her Honor, the Governor'' is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, directed by Chester Withey and featuring Boris Karloff. Cast * Pauline Frederick as Adele Fenway * Carroll Nye as Bob Fenway * Greta von Rue as Maria ...

'' (1926)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Doris 1897 births 1971 deaths American women screenwriters Screenwriters from California University of Southern California alumni American women journalists Silent film screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters