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February 17, 1989. (1989-02-17) (aged 83) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Occupation. Screenwriter. Years active. 1933 – 1971. Marguerite Roberts (September 21, 1905 – February 17, 1989) was an American screenwriter, one of the highest paid in the 1930s.
- September 21, 1905, Clarks, Nebraska
Marguerite Roberts was born on 21 September 1905 in Greeley, Colorado, USA. She was a writer, known for True Grit (1969), College Scandal (1935) and Honky Tonk (1941). She was married to John Sanford. She died on 17 February 1989 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- September 21, 1905
- February 17, 1989
Jun 11, 2019 · Wayne called Marguerite Roberts’ script the best he’d ever read – she was on the Hollywood blacklist, which made them odd political bedfellows – and True Grit has nearly as much pop in the...
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American screenwriter. Name variations: Maggie Roberts; Marguerite Sanford. Born in Clarks, Nebraska, on November 26, 1905; died of atherosclerosis on February 17, 1989, in Santa Barbara, California; attended Colorado State Teaching College; married twice, second time to John Sanford (a writer).
Marguerite Roberts was born on 21 September 1905 in Greeley, Colorado, USA. She was a writer, known for True Grit (1969), College Scandal (1935) and Honky Tonk (1941). She was married to John Sanford. She died on 17 February 1989 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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- September 21, 1905
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- February 17, 1989
Marguerite Roberts was an American screenwriter, one of the highest paid in the 1930s. After she and her husband John Sanford refused to testify in 1951 before the House Un-American Activities Committee, she was blacklisted for nine years and unable to get work in Hollywood.
Mar 17, 1989 · March 17, 1989 12 AM PT. Marguerite Roberts, who was forced to abandon a promising screenwriting career when she refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951,...
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