Frances Hyland (screenwriter)
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September 19, 1903
- William Carol Moore (father)
- Aura Lee Dickey (mother)
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| Born | Frances Christine Moore September 19, 1903 Stuttgart, Arkansas, US |
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Frances Hyland (born Frances Christine Moore, September 19, 1903; date of death unknown) was an American screenwriter active between the late 1920s and the late 1940s. She was the first woman hired as a "gagman" at a film studio, and she wrote dozens of comedic scripts over the course of her career.[1]
Hyland was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on September 19, 1903, the daughter of William Carol Moore and Aura Lee Dickey.[2] Her father was the editor of the local newspaper; he would later move to California and edit The Hueneme Harbor Bulletin.[3]
In 1926, she became the first woman to be hired by Universal as a "gagman" (comedy writer).[4] She later worked for Tiffany Pictures.[5] She continued to work steadily throughout the 1930s and 1940s, producing scripts for well-received films like The Sin of Nora Moran, A Shriek in the Night, and In Old California.
She was married to filmmaker Albert Ray until his death and had 2 sons.[6] Her date of death and final resting place are unknown.
