Edith Fitzgerald
Edith Fitzgerald | |
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| Born | January 23, 1889 |
| Died | February 4, 1968 (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, playwright |
Edith Fitzgerald (1889-1968) was an American screenwriter and playwright active primarily during the 1930s.
Biography[edit]
Born and raised in Burnside, Kentucky, Edith Pearl Fitzgerald was one of 12 children born to John Fitzgerald and Dora Roberts.
During the course of her career, she co-wrote several Broadway plays with Robert Riskin, her then-boyfriend, including Her Delicate Condition.[1][2] The two parted ways after they moved to the West Coast, and they never married despite press reports to the contrary.[3]
She was married to Elmer Griffin, a star tennis player, and she became a tennis champion in her own right.[4] She died in 1968 in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a brief illness.[5]
Partial filmography[edit]
- Within the Law (1939)
- My American Wife (1936)
- Small Town Girl (1936)
- The Wedding Night (1935)
- The Painted Veil (1934)
- Brief Moment (1933) (adaptation)
- Today We Live (1933)
- Many a Slip (1931)
- Illicit (1931)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
References[edit]
- ^ "6 Feb 1968, Page 37 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Six Screenplays by Robert Riskin". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Scott, Ian (2015-01-13). In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813159669.
- ^ Scott, Ian (2015). In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin. University Press of Kentucky. p. 26. ISBN 978-0813159669.
- ^ "6 Feb 1968, 33 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
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