Dwinelle Benthall
Dwinelle Benthall | |
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Born | May 27, 1890 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
Died | October 8, 1931 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, USA |
Education | The Bard Avon School |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Spouse(s) |
Dwinelle Benthall (sometimes referred to as Mrs. McCosh) was an American screenwriter known for her work in the 1920s.
Biography[]
Dwinelle was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to William Benthall and Carrie Huber. She had two sisters, one of whom would later marry film editor (brother of screenwriter Doris Schroeder).[1] Dwinelle was the grand-niece of John T. Ford, who owned Ford's Theatre where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. She attended Baltimore's Bard-Avon School.[2]
After graduating, she became the drama editor at The Baltimore American and taught English at a women's college in Richmond, Virginia. She then went to work at Thomas Ince's studio, first in the publicity department and later in the titling department.[3] She married fellow screenwriter around this time, and the pair collaborated on several scripts together after signing at First National.[4][5][6] In all, she contributed to more than 40 scripts, but did not get credited on some of the earlier efforts.[7]
She died on October 8, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 41.
Selected filmography[]
- California Straight Ahead (1925)
- The Crash (1928)
- The Whip (1928)
- Night Watch (1928)
- The Yellow Lily (1928)
- Heart to Heart (1928)
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
- Burning Daylight (1928)[8]
- The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928)
- Sailors' Wives (1928)
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)
- Man Crazy (1928)
- No Place to Go (1928)
- The Stolen Bride (1927) (uncredited)
- Smile, Brother, Smile (1927)
- The Drop Kick (1927) (uncredited)
- See You in Jail (1927) (uncredited)
- Lonesome Ladies (1927) (uncredited)
- The Goose Woman (1925)
- Smouldering Fires (1925)
- The Family Secret (1924)
References[]
- ^ "Mrs. Carrie Benthall". The Baltimore Sun. 6 Dec 1923. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "The Sun's Friends Call". The Baltimore Sun. 18 Dec 1907. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "New Desmond Feature Good Entertainment". The Los Angeles Times. 8 Oct 1924. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "15 Jul 1943, 25 - The Baltimore Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "4 Jun 1927, 24 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "15 Jul 1943, 9 - The Evening Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "6 Jun 1928, 27 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "11 Mar 1928, 57 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
External links[]
- American women screenwriters
- Screenwriters from Maryland
- 1890 births
- 1931 deaths
- 20th-century American women writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters