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Joan Harrison (20 June 1907 – 14 August 1994) was an English screenwriter and producer. She became the first female screenwriter to be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar when the category was introduced in 1940, and was the first screenwriter to receive two Academy Award nominations in the same year in separate categories, for ...
Joan Harrison. Writer: Rebecca. In 1933, she was hired to be a secretary by Alfred Hitchcock. She soon graduated to reading books and scripts, writing synopses and contributing to scripts. In 1939, she accompanied Hitchcock to Hollywood, working as his assistant and as a writer.
Aug 25, 1994 · Joan Harrison, a producer and screenwriter who helped write the scripts for "Rebecca," "Foreign Correspondent" and other films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, died on Aug. 14 in London. She...
Joan Harrison. Writer: Rebecca. In 1933, she was hired to be a secretary by Alfred Hitchcock. She soon graduated to reading books and scripts, writing synopses and contributing to scripts. In 1939, she accompanied Hitchcock to Hollywood, working as his assistant and as a writer.
Oct 15, 2020 · Phantom Lady was based on the 1942 crime novel by “William Irish” (Cornell Woolrich), but in adapting it to the screen, producer Joan Harrison shifted the story from a male to a female perspective.
Joan Mary Harrison was an English film producer and screenwriter. Born in Guildford, Surrey, Harrison studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and also at the Sorbonne.
Aug 24, 1994 · Joan Harrison, a major writer and producer for Alfred Hitchcock and once the only woman feature film producer in Hollywood, has died at the age of 83.
Harrison, Joan (c. 1908–1994) British movie producer, screenwriter, and scenarist who worked for Alfred Hitchcock for several years. Born Joan Mary Harrison in Guildford, Surrey, England, on June 20, 1908; died on August 14, 1994, in London, England; daughter of Walter and Maelia (Muir) Harrison.
Feb 4, 2020 · It’s an impressive list: Harrison received credit as a screenwriter on a shelfful of Hitchcock’s best films, including “Jamaica Inn” (1939), “Foreign Correspondent” (1940), and “Rebecca” (1940)...
Joan Harrison, one of the first women producers in Hollywood and long-time creative associate of Alfred Hitchcock, died in London on August 14 aged 83. She was born in Guildford in June 20, 1911.
