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Elaine Ryan

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Elaine Ryan
Born
Josephine Elaine Ryan

October 3, 1905
San Francisco, California, USA
DiedJune 7, 1981 (aged 75)
San Francisco, California, USA
EducationUC Berkeley
Yale University
OccupationScreenwriter

Elaine Ryan was an American screenwriter and playwright[1] known for writing Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as television in the 1950s.[2]

Biography

Elaine Ryan was born in San Francisco to Daniel Ryan (a prominent attorney) and Josephine Cooney (a teacher).[3] She attended the University of California Berkeley and Yale University, where she was one of few female graduates of an esteemed playwriting program.[4] She married William Wallace, a rancher, in 1931.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "The Stage". The Boston Globe. 13 Feb 1950. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. ^ Looser, Devoney (2017-06-27). The Making of Jane Austen. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421422824.
  3. ^ "Ryan Gave Up Wealth to War Against Graft". The Oakland Tribune. 21 Oct 1907. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. ^ "Baker Class Graduate". The Pittsburgh Sun-Times. 27 Jun 1937. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  5. ^ "U.C. Grad Weds Young Rancher". Oakland Tribune. 1 Jul 1931. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  6. ^ Fricke, John (2011-08-23). Judy: A Legendary Film Career. Running Press. ISBN 9780762443680.