Brysis Coleman
American screenwriter
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Brysis Coleman — born Grace Brysis Noah — was an American screenwriter active during the late 1920s in Hollywood. She wrote a string of Westerns for director J.P. McGowan.[1][2]
Born
August 20, 1902
Brysis Noah
August 20, 1902
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
DiedFebruary 7, 1969 (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, USA
EducationLincoln High School (1920)
OccupationScreenwriter
Grace Brysis Coleman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brysis Noah August 20, 1902 Kansas City, Kansas, USA |
| Died | February 7, 1969 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Education | Lincoln High School (1920) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1928 |
Biography
Brysis was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Logan Noah and Grace Mulligan.[3] She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1920, and soon after moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in the fledgling film industry. She began working as a secretary for J. Charles Davis, president of El Dorado Productions, and from there was given a chance to write screenplays. She was married several times: first to Earl Brubaker,[4] next to Gene Coleman, then to Raymond Hodges, and then Gordon Whitnall.
Selected filmography
- West of Santa Fe (1928)
- Arizona Days (1928)
- Silent Trail (1928)
