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Olive Cooper
BornJuly 31, 1892
San Francisco, California, USA
DiedJune 17, 1987 (aged 94)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, actress
RelativesGeorge Stevens (nephew)

Olivette "Olive" Cooper was a prolific American screenwriter known for movies like Cocoanut Grove, Bandit King of Texas, and Three Little Sisters. She wrote many of the screenplays for Roy Rogers and Gene Autry vehicles.[1]

Biography

Cooper was born in San Francisco to a well-known theatrical family. Her mother, Georgia Woodthorpe, was an actress, as was her sister, Georgie Cooper. Her nephew, George Stevens, went on to become a celebrated Hollywood director.[2] Her brother Harry was a cinematographer.

She got her start in Bay Area theater productions before moving to Hollywood.[3] She appeared chiefly in character roles and comedic parts. After appearing in a few short films in the early 1930s, she decided to pursue a career as a screenwriter. She wrote dozens of scripts over the course of her career, many of which were Westerns. She often collaborated with directors Joseph Kane, Lew Landers, and Joseph Santley.

Screenwriting credits

References

  1. ^ "30 Jan 1942, Page 25 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. ^ "28 Aug 1927, 47 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  3. ^ "10 May 1927, 15 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
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