Josephine Quirk

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Josephine Quirk
Bornc. 1900
New York, New York, USA
OccupationScreenwriter, film producer
Years active1921–1929

Josephine Quirk (or Jo, as she was known to friends)[1] (born c. 1900[2]) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and writer active during Hollywood's silent era.[3]

Biography[]

Born in New York City into an Irish family, Quirk began her career as a publicity woman and magazine writer on the East Coast before transitioning into scenario writing in Los Angeles.[4][5] She worked as a scenarist at Famous Players-Lasky before writing scripts for Chadwick Pictures.[6] In 1929, she was hired to write a series of 12 two-reel stories featuring actor George McIntosh.[7]

A devout Catholic, she eventually became disenchanted with Hollywood and what she perceived as its moral failings, and became a contributing editor at The Victorian (a Catholic magazine) and The Catholic Boy[8] during the 1940s and 1950s, where she covered topics like juvenile delinquency,[9] the ills of marijuana, the perils of alcohol,[10] and Communism.[11][12][13]

Selected filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Motion Picture. Macfadden-Bartell. 1923.
  2. ^ "United States Census, 1930". FamilySearch. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "14 Mar 1920, 27 - The Vancouver Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. ^ "13 May 1922, Page 2 - The Galveston Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  5. ^ Hallett, Hilary (2013-01-15). Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520274099.
  6. ^ "25 Nov 1920, 32 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  7. ^ "23 Mar 1929, 10 - The Courier at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  8. ^ Horten, Gerd (October 2003). Radio Goes to War: The Cultural Politics of Propaganda During World War II. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520240612.
  9. ^ "18 Sep 1942, Page 7 - The Catholic Advance at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  10. ^ "15 Aug 1949, Page 10 - The Times Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  11. ^ Hartel, Heather A. (2006). "Producing Father Nelson H. Baker". University of Iowa Research Online: 117–118.
  12. ^ "19 Oct 1950, 36 - The Capital Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  13. ^ "31 Jul 1938, 85 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.


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