Elizabeth Beecher

Elizabeth Beecher was an American screenwriter best known for her work on Western-themed movies and television shows in the 1940s and 1950s.

Early life

Beecher was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and is a descendant of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. She graduated from Syracuse University in 1920 with majors in English and history.

Career

Beecher worked as a news reporter and writer for the Syracuse Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York American. for the Walt Disney Company.

Movies

Bullets and Saddles, 1943 (writer) Rough Riders of Cheyenne, 1945 (writer)

Personal life

Beecher died on March 3, 1973, in Burbank, California. She was survived by her son, Guy Snowden Miller; her sister, Dorothy Shidler; her grandson, Gene; and her granddaughter, Kerry.