Erna Lazarus
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BornJune 16, 1903
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 2006 (aged 102)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationsScreen and television writer
Erna Lazarus | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 16, 1903 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2006 (aged 102) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Screen and television writer |
Erna Lazarus (June 16, 1903[1] – February 19, 2006)[2] was a screen and television writer[2] from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Lazarus, born in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] was one of the founding members of the Screen Writers Guild.[3] On her death, Variety credited her as "one of the first female screenwriters working steadily in the studio system."[4] She also had an influential role in the formation of the Interguild Federal Credit Union.[4]
Lazarus died on February 19, 2006, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 102.[2]
- Hollywood or Bust (the last film featuring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin) – sole story and screen play[5]
- Flareup (starring Raquel Welch) – associate producer[5]
- Meet Me After the Show (starring Betty Grable) – original story[5]
- Moonlight in Hawaii[6]
- Double Date[6]
- Atlantic Flight[6]
- Let's Go Steady[7]
- The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
- Slightly Scandalous (1946)
