Eve Greene | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | May 21, 1906
Died | July 15, 1997 Laguna Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Eve Greene (May 21, 1906 – July 15, 1997) was an American screenwriter active primarily during the 1930s through the 1950s.
Biography
Early life
Greene grew up in Champaign, Illinois, and dreamed of being a Hollywood writer.
Career
She attended the University of Illinois and then moved to Los Angeles, where she got a job as a secretary at MGM and was mentored by Charles Brabin. She'd later be promoted to script clerk. She credited Zelda Sears for helping her learn the ropes in the industry. At MGM, under Sears's tutelage, she wrote a few Marie Dressler vehicles before moving on to Paramount and then to freelance at various Hollywood studios.
Personal life
Eve's sister, Babette Greene, was executive secretary of the Screen Writers Guild.
Partial filmography
- Born to Kill (1947)
- The Queen of Spies (1942)
- Sweater Girl (1942)
- The Night of January 16th (1941)
- Little Accident (1939)
- Stolen Heaven (1938)
- Artists & Models (1937) (adaptation)
- When Love Is Young (1937)
- Her Husband Lies (1937)
- Yours for the Asking (1936)
- The Great Impersonation (1935)
- Storm Over the Andes (1935)
- Operator 13 (1934)
- This Side of Heaven (1934) (adaptation)
- You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
- Day of Reckoning (1933)
- Beauty for Sale (1933)
- Tugboat Annie (1933)
- Prosperity (1932)
References
- ^ "23 Sep 1938, Page 13 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "12 Jun 1936, Page 2 - The Santa Fe New Mexican at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "6 Dec 1938, 13 - Salt Lake Telegram at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "24 Aug 1936, Page 14 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eve Greene.
- Eve Greene at IMDb