Brysis Coleman
Grace Brysis Coleman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brysis Noah August 20, 1902 Kansas City, Kansas, USA |
| Died | February 7, 1969 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Education | Lincoln High School (1920) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1928 |
Brysis Coleman — born Grace Brysis Noah — was an American screenwriter active during the late 1920s in Hollywood. She wrote a string of Westerns for director J.P. McGowan.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Brysis was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Logan Noah and Grace Mulligan.[3] She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1920, and soon after moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in the fledgling film industry. She began working as a secretary for J. Charles Davis, president of El Dorado Productions, and from there was given a chance to write screenplays. She was married several times: first to Earl Brubaker,[4] next to Gene Coleman, then to Raymond Hodges, and then Gordon Whitnall.
Selected filmography
[edit]- West of Santa Fe (1928)
- Arizona Days (1928)
- Silent Trail (1928)
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Lincoln Girl Is Movie Scenario Writer". The Nebraska State Journal. 24 Jun 1928. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ McGowan, John J. (2005-01-01). J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer. McFarland. ISBN 9780786419944.
- ^ "Mrs. Noah Victim of Hit-Run Driver". The Lincoln Star. 29 Mar 1932. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "The Week's Festivities". The Lincoln Star. 20 Nov 1921. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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