Adelaide Heilbron
American screenwriter
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Adelaide Heilbron was an American screenwriter known for films like The Dressmaker from Paris and Lessons for Wives.[1]
BornJune 25, 1892
DiedMarch 6, 1974 (aged 81)
Seattle, Washington, United States
OccupationScreenwriter
Yearsactive1921-1944 (film)
Adelaide Heilbron | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1892 |
| Died | March 6, 1974 (aged 81) Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1921-1944 (film) |
Biography
Adelaide Heilbron was born into a prominent Seattle family. Her parents were George H. Heilbron (editor at The Seattle Post Intelligencer)[2] and Adelaide Elizabeth Piper (daughter of W.H. Piper, a well-known Boston bookstore owner).[3] Heilbron graduated from Smith College in 1920 and got her start in the film industry providing coverage for Famous Players–Lasky in New York, moving into script supervising before becoming a screenwriter.[4][5][6]
Partial filmography
- At the End of the World (1921)
- The Danger Point (1922)
- Lilies of the Field (1924)
- New Lives for Old (1925)
- Mantrap (1926)
- Syncopating Sue (1926)
- Dance Magic (1927)
- Heart to Heart (1928)
- The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
- Captain Swagger (1928)
- My Sin (1931)
- Misleading Lady (1932)
- It's All Yours (1937)
- Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
- Friendly Enemies (1942)
- Faces in the Fog (1944)
