About Harriet Hinsdale
Lived 1883 – 1982 (aged 98–99). Harriet Hinsdale was an American screenwriter.
Harriet Hinsdale (January 27, 1883 – November 1982) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and author. She was on the writing staff at Warner Brothers for many years as a story editor, and was the author of several novels. She was noted for her theatrical collaborations with Orson Welles, and she often co-wrote projects with Ramon Romero.
Selected works Film
Apache (1928) No Babies Wanted (1928)
Theater
Crescendo! (1946) Robert Louis Stevenson (1944)
Literature
Born to Rope (1972) Confederate Gray (1963) Be My Love (1950)
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American writer
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Harriet Hinsdale was born on 27 January 1883 in Chicago.
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Harriet Hinsdale died in 1982.
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Harriet Hinsdale was a screenwriter.
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