Elizabeth Reinhardt (née Neely) (sometimes credited as Betty Reinhardt) was an American screenwriter and TV writer known for films like ''

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'' (for which she and her co-writers were nominated for the

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Oscar).

Biography

Elizabeth was born to Milton Neely (a mechanical engineer) and Vera McCabe in 1909, the eldest of three children. After graduating from

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, she began her career writing three Spanish-language films: ''La Buenaventura'' (1934), '' The Singer of Naples'' (1935) and ''Angelina o el Honor de un Brigadier'' (1935). She then sold '' Pardon Our Nerve'' to

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. She'd later work on English-language films like ''

'' (1944), ''

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'' (1946), and '' Give My Regards to Broadway'' (1948). Reinhardt was married to John Reinhardt, who directed Spanish-language films at Fox. She moved in writing for TV in the 1950s, and died in 1954 at the age of 44 after a lengthy illness.

Partial filmography

* ''

Hit Parade of 1951 ''Hit Parade of 1951'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine, Grant Wi ...

'' (1950) * '' When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948) (adaptation) * '' Give My Regards to Broadway'' (1948) * '' The Homestretch'' (1947) (uncredited contributing writer) * ''

Carnival in Costa Rica ''Carnival in Costa Rica'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin, and Elizabeth Reinhardt. It was released in Technicolor by Twentieth Century-Fox. Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, ...

'' (1947) * ''

'' (1946) * '' Sentimental Journey'' (1946) * ''

'' (1944) * ''

His Butler's Sister ''His Butler's Sister'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Deanna Durbin. The supporting cast includes Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien, Akim Tamiroff, Evelyn Ankers and Hans Conried. The film was nominate ...

'' (1943) * '' She Got Her Man'' (1942) * ''

Maisie Was a Lady ''Maisie Was a Lady'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and is the fourth in a series of ten films starring Ann Sothern as good-hearted showgirl Maisie Ravier. Plot When wealthy drunkard Bob Rawlston causes Maisie ...

'' (1941) * ''

Gold Rush Maisie ''Gold Rush Maisie'' is a 1940 drama film, the third of ten films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, a showgirl with a heart of gold. In this entry in the series, she joins a gold rush to a ghost town. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin. ...

'' (1940) * '' Everybody's Baby'' (1939) (story) * '' Pardon Our Nerve'' (1939) (story) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Singer of Naples'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1934)

References

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