About Mildred Dein
Lived 1911 – 1997 (aged 85). Mildred Dein was a screenwriter.
Mildred Dein (born Mildred Gilrod) was an American screenwriter who worked primarily on genre films during 1950s.
Biography Born in New York to Jewish immigrants from Russia and Germany, she married writer-director Edward Dein in Los Angeles in 1934, and the pair would go on to collaborate on half a dozen films over the next 20 years. The pair also wrote books like 1947's The Pencil Is Sharp together. For years, they resided in a castle-like home in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.
Selected filmography
Curse of the Undead (1959) Shack Out on 101 (1955) The Heart and the Sword (1953) Come Die My Love (1952)
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Who was Mildred Dein?
American screenwriter (1911-1997)
When was Mildred Dein born?
Mildred Dein was born on 8 November 1911.
When did Mildred Dein die?
Mildred Dein died on 5 September 1997.
What was Mildred Dein's occupation?
Mildred Dein was a screenwriter.
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