Mary Cathcart Borer

Mary Cathcart Borer (married name Myers; 3 February 1906 – 2 December 1994) was a British writer, screenwriter, playwright, journalist and scientific researcher. Borer was baptised at the Parish Church of St Andrew, Stoke Newington in April 1906.

In 1928, Borer graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Science. Borer initially worked as a scientific researcher at the then Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, before marrying the Egyptologist Oliver Humphrys Myers in 1935. From 1935–1937, Borer participated in two Egypt Exploration Society excavations directed by Myers at sites in Armant, Kingdom of Egypt (present-day, Egypt).

Publications

Film adaptations The Secret Tunnel (1947), directed by William C. Hammond Who Killed the Cat? (1966) directed by Montgomery Tully. Based on the play Tabitha, co-written with Arnold Ridley)

Selected filmography

Films Year Title Role Type Notes 1940 Old Mother Riley in Society Screenwriter Fiction Co-written with Austin Melford and Barbara Emary. Original story by Kitty McShane 1944 Tom's Ride Story Fiction G.B. Instructional 1947 Circus Boy Screenwriter Fiction Children's Entertainment Films (CEF). Co-written with Cecil Musk. Original story by Patita Nicholson 1953 Original story Fiction Children's Film Foundation (CFF). Screenplay by Patricia Latham. 1958 Blow Your Own Trumpet Screenwriter Fiction CFF Original story Fiction CFF. Screenplay by John Krish 1963 Treasure in Malta Adaptation Fiction CFF. Screenplay by Malcolm Stewart. Original story by Frank Wells. 1965 Eagle Rock Original story Fiction CFF. Screenplay by Henry Geddes

Television Year Title Role Type Notes 1950 Adaptation Fiction Original story by Kenneth Grahame. 1955 Hand in Glove Screenwriter Fiction TV movie 1959 Four Feather Falls Screenwriter Fiction How It Began (Pilot) 1960 Screenwriter Fiction Kidnapped 1961 Adaptation Fiction 4 part BBC children's serial. Co-adapted with C. E. Webber Screenwriter Fiction The Unexpected Visitors