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Bess Meredyth(1890-1969)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth was born on 12 February 1890 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Wonder of Women (1929), Morgan's Raiders (1918) and A Woman of Affairs (1928). She was married to Michael Curtiz, Wilfred Lucas and Burton Charles Leslie. She died on 13 July 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1890
DiedJuly 13, 1969(79)
BornFebruary 12, 1890
DiedJuly 13, 1969(79)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Leila Hyams and Lewis Stone in Wonder of Women (1929)
Wonder of Women
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1929
Morgan's Raiders (1918)
Morgan's Raiders
  • Writer
  • 1918
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in A Woman of Affairs (1928)
A Woman of Affairs
7.1
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • 1928
Metropolitan (1935)
Metropolitan
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1935

Credits

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Writer

  • Frank Langella in The Mark of Zorro (1974)
    The Mark of Zorro
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Constance Bennett, Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Hurd Hatfield, and Audrey Totter in The Unsuspected (1947)
    The Unsuspected
    7.2
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in That Night in Rio (1941)
    That Night in Rio
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1941
  • Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in The Mark of Zorro (1940)
    The Mark of Zorro
    7.5
    • adaptation
    • 1940
  • Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
    Drums Along the Mohawk
    7.0
    • contributor (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, and Margaret Lockwood in Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
    Susannah of the Mounties
    6.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Jane Darwell, Thomas Beck, Sally Blane, Joan Davis, and William Demarest in The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
    The Great Hospital Mystery
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Boris Karloff, Charlotte Henry, and Warner Oland in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
    Charlie Chan at the Opera
    7.1
    • from a story by
    • 1936
  • Brian Donlevy, Charles Butterworth, and Frances Dee in Half Angel (1936)
    Half Angel
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Claudette Colbert, Ronald Colman, and Victor McLaglen in Under Two Flags (1936)
    Under Two Flags
    6.4
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Metropolitan (1935)
    Metropolitan
    6.3
    • based on the story by
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Maurice Chevalier, Walter Byron, Merle Oberon, and Ann Sothern in Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
    Folies Bergère de Paris
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Wallace Beery, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, Virginia Bruce, and Adolphe Menjou in The Mighty Barnum (1934)
    The Mighty Barnum
    6.5
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • The Iron Duke (1934)
    The Iron Duke
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Constance Bennett and Fredric March in The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
    The Affairs of Cellini
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1934

Actress

  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Patsy Ruth Miller in Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
    Broken Hearts of Hollywood
    6.7
    • Grauman's Egyptian Theater scenes (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • The Spanish Jade (1915)
    The Spanish Jade
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1915
  • The Mother Instinct
    Short
    • Madame de Voux
    • 1915
  • When Eddie Took a Bath
    Short
    • Bess - the Wife
    • 1915
  • Who Stole the Bridegroom?
    Short
    • Bess - the Bride
    • 1914
  • When Lizzie Got Her Polish
    Short
    • Bess
    • 1914
  • When Their Brides Got Mixed
    Short
    • Bess - 2nd Bride
    • 1914
  • When the Girls Were Shanghaied
    Short
    • Mrs. Newlywed #2
    • 1914
  • Those Were the Happy Days
    Short
    • The Belle of the School
    • 1914
  • When Bess Got in Wrong
    Short
    • Bess
    • 1914
  • Father's Bride (1914)
    Father's Bride
    Short
    • The Wife
    • 1914
  • The Little Auto-Go-Mobile
    Short
    • The Wife
    • 1914
  • Bess Meredyth and Ernest Shields in Pass Key Number Two (1914)
    Pass Key Number Two
    Short
    • Wifie
    • 1914
  • Bess Meredyth in Her Twin Brother (1914)
    Her Twin Brother
    Short
    • Josephine Brown
    • 1914
  • The Third Party
    Short
    • Bess - the Wife (as Bess Meredith)
    • 1914

Script and Continuity Department

  • Clark Gable and Norma Shearer in Strange Interlude (1932)
    Strange Interlude
    5.6
    • dialogue continuity
    • 1932
  • John Gilbert, Jean Hersholt, Leila Hyams, and Lewis Stone in The Phantom of Paris (1931)
    The Phantom of Paris
    6.5
    • continuity
    • 1931
  • Joan Crawford in Laughing Sinners (1931)
    Laughing Sinners
    5.6
    • continuity
    • 1931
  • Joan Crawford in Our Blushing Brides (1930)
    Our Blushing Brides
    6.2
    • dialogue and continuity
    • 1930
  • In Gay Madrid (1930)
    In Gay Madrid
    5.2
    • dialogue continuity
    • 1930
  • Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in A Woman of Affairs (1928)
    A Woman of Affairs
    7.1
    • continuity
    • 1928
  • Ramon Novarro in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
    7.8
    • continuity
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bess Meredith
  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • February 12, 1890
    • Buffalo, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 1969
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Michael CurtizDecember 7, 1929 - April 10, 1962 (his death)
  • Children
    • John Meredyth Lucas
  • Parents
      Julia Laura Ginther
  • Relatives
      Viola Martha MacGlashan(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Southerner" (filmed as The Prodigal (1931), The Modern Prodigal (1910)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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    One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

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