Elizabeth Wilson (screenwriter)
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July 24, 1914
Elizabeth Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Vance Anderson July 24, 1914 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Died | July 25, 2000 Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Education | Hollywood High School |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, TV writer |
| Spouse | Richard Wilson |
| Parent(s) | Myrtle Owen and George Anderson |
Elizabeth Wilson (1914-2000) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and TV writer active during the 1950s and 1960s; she was known for her work on Westerns.[1]
Elizabeth was the daughter of silent film actress Myrtle Owen and George Anderson. Although she was born in Oklahoma, she moved to Los Angeles as a young girl, where she attended and graduated from Hollywood High School. After graduation, she worked at the Stanley Rose bookstore on Hollywood Boulevard. She later worked as a journalist at magazines and newspapers.[2]
In the 1950s, she and her husband, writer-director Richard Wilson, wrote Westerns together, including Invitation to a Gunfighter.[3][4][5] In 1951, she was called to testify about her former ties to the Communist Party.[6][7] She revealed that she had been a member from 1937 through 1947, and had worked on several projects that aimed to help elect candidates who the Communist Party favored.[7]
