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Leona Radnor

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Leona Radnor
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, actress, author

Leona Radnor was an American stage actress,[1][2] screenwriter, and author active in the early 1900s.

On Broadway, Radnor performed in The Marriage of William Ashe (1905).[3]

Radnor published one of the earliest manuals on screenwriting,[4] and contributed to a publication called Motion Picture Story Magazine.[5] She also wrote scenarios for directors like Henry MacRae and Dell Henderson. She wrote other screenplays she did not receive credit for.[6] Little is known about her life.

Selected works

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Screenplays:

Publications:

  • The Photoplay Writer (1912)[8][4]

References

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  1. ^ "23 Dec 1904, 4 - The Iola Weekly Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ^ "The Marriage of William Ashe Original Broadway Cast - 1905 Broadway". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. ^ "Leona Radnor". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "7 Jul 1912, Page 34 - The St. Louis Star and Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  5. ^ Motion Picture. Macfadden-Bartell. 1912.
  6. ^ a b "1911 Motion Picture Story Costello Story Swayne | #34761466". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  7. ^ "Chats With the Players". Motion Picture Story Magazine. October 1912.
  8. ^ Radnor, Leona (1913). The Photoplay Writer. L. Radnor.