Elizabeth Meehan
| Elizabeth Meehan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 August 1894 Isle of Wight United Kingdom |
| Died |
24 April 1967 (aged 72) New York City United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Elizabeth Meehan (22 August 1894 – 24 April 1967) was a British screenwriter who worked in both Britain and Hollywood. During the late 1930s she was employed by the studio head Walter C. Mycroft to work for British International Pictures.[1] Meehan frequently collaborated with the Irish director Herbert Brenon.
Selected filmography
- The Great Gatsby (1926)
- Sorrell and Son (1927)
- The Telephone Girl (1927)
- Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
- The Rescue (1929)
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
- Lummox (1930)
- Beau Ideal (1931)
- Oliver Twist (1933)
- West of Singapore (1933)
- Harmony Lane (1935)
- Spring Handicap (1937)
- Over She Goes (1938)
- Star of the Circus (1938)
- Housemaster (1938)
- A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939)
- Parachute Nurse (1942)
- Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
- Northwest Outpost (1947)
References
- ↑ Harper p.184
Bibliography
- Harper, Sue. Women in British Cinema: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know. Continuum International, 2000.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
External links
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