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Mary C. McCall Jr. (April 4, 1904 – April 3, 1986) was an American writer best known for her screenwriting. She was a charter member and the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America (then known as the Screen Writers Guild), serving from 1942 to 1944 and 1951 to 1952.
Nov 18, 2022 · But once upon a time, Mary C. McCall Jr. was arguably the most powerful woman in Hollywood. November 12, 2022, is the 80th anniversary of her formal election as president of the Screen Writers...
Mary C. McCall Jr. was born on 4 April 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Swing Shift Maisie (1943), I Promise to Pay (1937) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). She was married to David Bramson and Dwight Franklin.
Apr 6, 1986 · Mary C. McCall Jr., who adapted a little-known book called “Dark Dame” into the well-known “Maisie” film series starring Ann Sothern, died Thursday night of complications of cancer at the ...
Mary C. McCall Jr. was born on April 4, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Swing Shift Maisie (1943), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and I Promise to Pay (1937). She was married to David Bramson and Dwight Franklin.
First woman president of the Screen Writers Guild, Mary Caldwell McCall Jr. wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935), Craig’s Wife (1936), The Sullivans (1944), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), and eight of the 10 Maisie films.
Feb 5, 2009 · The first woman president in the history of the Writers Guild was Mary C. McCall, Jr. She was on the negotiating committee for the Guild’s first contract with the studios, and was...
A screenwriter, novelist, labor leader, Hollywood insider, and feminist, Mary C. McCall Jr. was one of the film industry’s most powerful figures in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Mary C. McCall, Jr. (April 4, 1904, New York, New York – April 3, 1986, Los Angeles, California) was a writer best known for her screenwriting. She was the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America, serving from 1942–44 and 1951-52.
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Apr 6, 1986 · LOS ANGELES -- Mary C. McCall Jr., a film and television writer who was the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America, died at a Woodland Hills retirement home. She was 81.
