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Zelda Sears(1873-1935)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Zelda Sears
Zelda Sears was born on 21 January 1873 in Brockway, Michigan, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for The Divorcee (1930), A Wicked Woman (1934) and You Can't Buy Everything (1934). She was married to Louis C. Wiswell and Herbert E. Sears (actor). She died on 19 February 1935 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 21, 1873
DiedFebruary 19, 1935(62)
BornJanuary 21, 1873
DiedFebruary 19, 1935(62)
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Known for

Norma Shearer in The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1930
Charles Bickford and Mady Christians in A Wicked Woman (1934)
A Wicked Woman
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1934
William Bakewell and Jean Parker in You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
You Can't Buy Everything
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1934
Lionel Barrymore, Tom Brown, and Mae Clarke in This Side of Heaven (1934)
This Side of Heaven
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer



  • Charles Bickford and Mady Christians in A Wicked Woman (1934)
    A Wicked Woman
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Operator 13 (1934)
    Operator 13
    5.9
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald in The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
    The Cat and the Fiddle
    6.4
    • screenplay contributor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Lionel Barrymore, Tom Brown, and Mae Clarke in This Side of Heaven (1934)
    This Side of Heaven
    6.6
    • adapted by
    • 1934
  • William Bakewell and Jean Parker in You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
    You Can't Buy Everything
    6.6
    • adapted by
    • 1934
  • Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Jean Alden, Gail Arnold, Lee Bailey, Lynn Bari, Bonita Barker, Kathryn Barnes, Esther Brodelet, Edna Callahan, Lorena Carr, Shirley Chambers, Dalie Dean, Shirley Deane, Dorothy Dearing, Dale Dee, Florine Baile, Elizabeth Cooke, Alan DeAstray, Francis Belmont, and Louis Delgardo in Dancing Lady (1933)
    Dancing Lady
    6.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Richard Dix and Madge Evans in Day of Reckoning (1933)
    Day of Reckoning
    6.5
    • screen play
    • 1933
  • Beauty for Sale (1933)
    Beauty for Sale
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1933
  • Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in Tugboat Annie (1933)
    Tugboat Annie
    6.8
    • adapted by
    • 1933
  • Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in Prosperity (1932)
    Prosperity
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Myrna Loy, Robert Young, Margaret Perry, and Lewis Stone in New Morals for Old (1932)
    New Morals for Old
    5.4
    • additional dialogue
    • 1932
  • Marie Dressler in Emma (1932)
    Emma
    7.0
    • additional dialogue
    • 1932
  • Clark Gable and Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
    6.3
    • dialogue
    • 1931
  • Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in Politics (1931)
    Politics
    6.3
    • story
    • 1931
  • Reducing (1931)
    Reducing
    6.3
    • additional dialogue
    • 1931

Actress



  • Charles Bickford and Mady Christians in A Wicked Woman (1934)
    A Wicked Woman
    6.6
    • Gram Teague
    • 1934
  • Joan Crawford in Sadie McKee (1934)
    Sadie McKee
    6.8
    • Mrs. Craney
    • 1934
  • Ramon Novarro in Daybreak (1931)
    Daybreak
    6.1
    • Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)
    • 1931
  • Greta Garbo in Inspiration (1931)
    Inspiration
    6.2
    • Aunt Pauline
    • 1931
  • Norma Shearer in The Divorcee (1930)
    The Divorcee
    6.7
    • Hannah
    • 1930
  • The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
    The Bishop Murder Case
    6.0
    • Mrs. Otto Drukker
    • 1929
  • Madge Kennedy in The Highest Bidder (1921)
    The Highest Bidder
    • Mrs. Steese
    • 1921
  • Madge Kennedy in The Truth (1920)
    The Truth
    • Mrs. Genevieve Crespigny
    • 1920

Script and Continuity Department



  • Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in Prosperity (1932)
    Prosperity
    6.3
    • continuity (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Ramon Novarro in Daybreak (1931)
    Daybreak
    6.1
    • continuity
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 21, 1873
    • Brockway, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • February 19, 1935
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Louis C. WiswellJuly 18, 1918 - February 19, 1935 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Lover's Lane", produced on Broadway. Drama. Directed by Clyde Fitch. Manhattan Theatre (moved to The Theatre Republic from 20 Apr 1901 to close): 6 Feb 1901-May 1901 (closing date unknown/127 performances). Cast: Julian Barton, William Betts, Nannette Comstock (as "Mary Larkin"), Lizzie Conway, James Coyle, Brandon Douglas (as "Mrs. Woodbridge"), Agnes Findlay, Master Herbert Halliday, Ernest Hastings (as "Rev. Singleton"), Frank Hatch, Millie James, Lillian Lee, Annie Mifflin, Edward J. Ratcliffe (as "Herbert Woodbridge"), Master Jack Ryan, Zelda Sears [Broadway debut], Lillian Sinnott, Rachel Sterling, L.R. Stockwell, Sadie Stringham, Charles W. Swain, Emily Wakeman. Produced by William A. Brady.
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    One time $3.00 a-week department store clerk who became a newspaperwoman, actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.

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