Isabel Johnston
Isabel Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1898 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | March 1981 (aged 82) Suffolk County, New York, USA |
| Education | Vassar College |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Parent | Isabel M. Johnston |
| Relatives | Agnes Christine Johnston (sister) |
Isabel Johnston (1898–1981) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era. She also worked as a journalist and writer of short stories.
Biography
[edit]Johnston was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Isabel McElheny and John Parry Johnson. Her work is often confused with that of her mother's, as her mother—a journalist—also wrote a few scenarios and was credited under her married name, Isabel M. Johnston. Her older sister, Agnes Christine, was a screenwriter in Hollywood.[1]
As a teenager she began reading scripts for Vitagraph, and after graduating from Vassar in 1919, she returned to the film industry to write a string of films between 1920 and 1923.[1] In 1921, she was added to the scenario staff at Goldwyn.[2]
After working in Hollywood, she moved back to London for a few years to work with producers over there.[1] She'd later follow in her mother's footsteps and become a journalist, working for papers in New York and Los Angeles, in addition to Liberty Magazine.[3][4] She'd also write short stories for several decades.
Johnston, who never married, died in New York in 1981.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Swords and the Woman (1923)
- Heroes of the Street (1922)
- Nineteen and Phyllis (1920)
- Peaceful Valley (1920)
- 45 Minutes from Broadway (1920)
- Love's Harvest (1920)
- Molly and I (1920)
- A Woman Who Understood (1920)
- Her Elephant Man (1920)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Colm, D.L.D. (December 24, 1922). "Behind the Screen". The Wichita Beacon. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ Price, Guy (November 5, 1921). "Theatre Talk". The Los Angeles Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Isabel (March 25, 1934). "Happy Bridegroom". The New York Daily News. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ Stackpole, Lyle (September 28, 1930). "Meet the Dazeys, Who Write Plays". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 11, 2019.