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Bess Meredyth. Movie Actress. Birthday February 12, 1890. Birth Sign Aquarius. Birthplace New York. DEATH DATE Jul 13, 1969 (age 79)
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Bess Meredyth (born Helen Elizabeth MacGlashan, [citation needed] February 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969) was a screenwriter and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz , Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947).
Bess Meredyth was born on 12 February 1890 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Wonder of Women (1929), Morgan's Raiders (1918) and A Woman of Affairs (1928). She was married to Michael Curtiz, Wilfred Lucas and Burton Leslie.
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Bess Meredyth. Writer: Wonder of Women. Bess Meredyth was born on 12 February 1890 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Wonder of Women (1929), Morgan's Raiders (1918) and A Woman of Affairs (1928). She was married to Michael Curtiz, Wilfred Lucas and Burton Leslie. She died on 13 July 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- February 12, 1890
- July 13, 1969
Bess Meredyth. Bess Meredyth is mentioned in nearly every account of women screenwriters of the silent era, but very few details about her work seem to make it into print. The richest source for information about this extremely prominent screenwriter is Eighty Odd Years in Hollywood, the autobiography of Meredyth’s son, John Meredyth Lucas.
Sep 15, 2021 · Bess Meredyth. Meredyth studied piano as a child and worked on vaudeville in what were called ‘pianologues’, presentations that involved playing while singing or reciting. As with many of these early female screenwriters, she entered the industry as an extra, joining the Biograph Company in 1911. She soon realized that she could make more ...
After an acrimonious split-up with Lucas, Bess married director Michael Curtiz. Bess' most famous screenplays include Don Juan (1926), Ben-Hur (1926), A Woman of Affairs (1928) and The Mighty Barnum (1934). Bess Meredyth
