Erna Lazarus
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Erna Lazarus (June 16, 1903[citation needed] – February 19, 2006)[1] was a screen and television writer[1] from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Lazarus, born in Boston, Massachusetts,[citation needed] was one of the founding members of the Screen Writers Guild.[2] On her death, Variety credited her as "one of the first female screenwriters working steadily in the studio system."[3] She also had an influential role in the formation of the Interguild Federal Credit Union. [3]
Lazarus died on February 19, 2006, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 102.[1]
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[edit] Selected filmography
- Hollywood or Bust (the last film featuring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin) - sole story and screen play[4]
- Flareup (starring Raquel Welch) - associate producer[4]
- Meet Me After the Show (starring Betty Grable) - original story[4]
- Moonlight in Hawaii[5]
- Double Date[5]
- Atlantic Flight[5]
- Let's Go Steady[6]
[edit] Selected TV writing
- Racket Squad[1]
- Mr. and Mrs. North [4]
- Petticoat Junction[4]
- Bewitched[4]
- Hawaiian Eye[4]
- Surfside Six[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Screenwriter Erna Lazarus dead at 102, UPI, 14 March 2006, citing Daily Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ Leff, Lisa (March 28, 1995). "On Oscar Night : Passing the Torch". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-03-28/local/me-48077_1_motion-pictures. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Erna Lazarus". Variety.com. March 14, 2006. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1117939723. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h International Motion Picture Alamanac. New York: Quigley Publications. 1986. pp. 156. ISBN 0074-7084.
- ^ a b c http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-filmography/erna-lazarus/
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/work/lets-go-steady-99434
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