Katherine Speer Reed (July 1, 1881 – July 1, 1922) was an American screenwriter and playwright active during Hollywood's silent era. She was also a journalist active in the women's suffrage movement.

Biography

Katherine was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, to Presbyterian minister William Reed and his wife, Margaret McKnight. By the early 1910s, she was employed as a journalist and was active in the fight to get women the right to vote. She traveled the country organizing conventions, publishing stories, and serving as executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association. During the late 1910s and early 1920s, she wrote more than two dozen scenarios for early silent pictures produced for the Vitagraph and Selznick companies. Titles included '' Lorna Doone'', ''

Greater Than Fame ''Greater Than Fame'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Selznick Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and stars Elaine Hammerstein. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a ...

'', and ''

Let's Elope Let's Elope (20 November 1987 – 11 September 2016) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia. Background Bred by Highview Stud in Hamilton, New Zealand, Let's Elope was a giant chestnut mare who in 1991 became the first mare in ...

''. She died on July 1, 1922, at her brother's home on Long Island, after an illness of about a year.

Selected filmography

* '' Lorna Doone'' (1922) * '' Who Am I?'' (1921) * ''

The Palace of Darkened Windows ''The Palace of Darkened Windows'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Claire Anderson, Arthur Edmund Carewe and Jay Belasco. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same title by Mary Hastings Bradley ...

'' (1920) * '' The Invisible Divorce'' (1920) * '' Blind Youth'' (1920) * ''

'' (1920) * ''

Just a Wife ''Just a Wife'' is a 1910 play by Eugene Walter that was adapted to silent film in 1920. It was performed on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in 1910, and was made into a silent film released in 1920 and directed by Howard C. Hickman.(December ...

'' (1920) * '' Nothing But the Truth'' (1920) * ''

The Bramble Bush ''The Bramble Bush'' is a 1960 American drama film, based on the controversial novel of the same name, directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Rush, Jack Carson and James Dunn. It was released by Warner ...

'' (1919) * '' A Girl at Bay'' (1919) * ''

'' (1919) * '' The Enchanted Barn'' (1919) * '' The Girl in His House'' (1918) * ''The Enchanted Profile'' (1918) (short) * '' The Business of Life'' (1918) * '' Schools and Schools'' (1918) * ''Seeking an Oversoul'' (1918) (short) * ''

The Skylight Room "The Skylight Room" is a short story by author William Sydney Porter under pen name O. Henry. The story is about a young woman, Miss Leeson, and her stay at one of Mrs. Parker's parlours. During her stay, Miss Leeson experiences hard times and is ...

'' (1917) * '' The Renaissance at Charleroi'' (1917) * ''

The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' (1917) * ''

Blind Man's Holiday Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind ...

'' (1917) * ''Bobby's Bravery'' (1917) (short) * ''The Guilty Party'' (1917) (short) * ''No Story'' (1917) * ''The Gold That Glittered'' (1917) (short) * ''A Service of Love'' (1917) (short) * ''The Gift of the Magi'' (1917) (short)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Katherine S. American women screenwriters Suffragists from Pennsylvania Screenwriters from New York (state) 1881 births 1922 deaths People from Washington, Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr College alumni 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American writers 20th-century American screenwriters