Mary McCarthy (screenwriter)
Mary McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1935–1947 |
Mary McCarthy (not to be confused with another screenwriter—Mary Eunice McCarthy) was an American screenwriter active in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Biography[]
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, to Irish parents (just like the similarly named screenwriter), McCarthy pursued a career as a schoolteacher in San Mateo, California, before giving it all up to run a nonprofit sandwich stand. She then became a political activist, stumping the state for the Democratic Party and going toe-to-toe with the Ku Klux Klan.[2] Eventually she headed to Hollywood to pursue a career as a scenarist in the mid-1930s; her first big credit was on Theodora Goes Wild, a 1936 comedy starring Irene Dunne.[2]
Selected filmography[]
- Curley (1947)
- Sister Kenny (1946)
- Amateur Detective (1939)
- Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Life Returns (1935)
References[]
- ^ "15 Aug 1943, 22 - Tampa Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-13. (subscription required)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "30 Jul 1939, 36 - The Tampa Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-13. (subscription required)
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