Elizabeth Wilson (screenwriter)
Elizabeth Wilson | |
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| 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]
Biography
[edit]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]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
- Raw Wind in Eden (1958)
- Cave of Outlaws (1951)
References
[edit]- ^ "Raitt and Wilson Set for Civic Light Opera". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (December 6, 1956). "Herman Wouk to Script 'Morningstar'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Elizabeth V. Wilson - WGA Directory". directories.wga.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ Zailian, Marian (October 24, 1993). "Orson Welles' Unseen Picture Surfaces". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Wilson Signed". The Los Angeles Times. December 13, 1961. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Reds Fail to Grab Filmland". The Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 23, 1951. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Party Line Shadowed by Neckline". The Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 21, 1951. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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