Billie Bristow
Billie Bristow | |
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Born | Millicent Frances Bristow 5 January 1897 Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
Died | 14 March 1981 Cowes, Isle of Wight, England | (aged 84)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Relatives | William Husband (div.) Michael Pleydell-Bouverie |
Billie Bristow (5 January 1897 – 14 March 1981) was a British screenwriter active during the 1930s. She got her start as a journalist and studio publicist.[1][2][3] She often wrote her scripts with Charles Bennett (who wrote many of Alfred Hitchcock's earliest films).[4] She began her career at George King Productions and later worked at British Lion.[4]
Selected filmography[]
- Night Mail (1935)
- Gay Love (1934)
- Warn London (1934)
- The Secret of the Loch (1934)
- Tiger Bay (1934)
- The House of Trent (1933)
- Men of Steel (1932)
- Self Made Lady (1932)
- Deadlock (1931)
References[]
- ^ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota quickies: the birth of the British 'B' film. BFI Publishing. ISBN 9781844571550.
- ^ The Film Renter and Moving Picture News. 1922.
- ^ "Billie Bristow". Motion Picture Studio. 1: 6. October 15, 1921 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015-09-29). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 9781137312372.
Categories:
- British women screenwriters
- 1897 births
- 1981 deaths
- 20th-century British screenwriters
- Screenwriter stubs