Summary
Elizabeth Reinhardt (née Neely) (sometimes credited as Betty Reinhardt) was an American screenwriter and TV writer known for films like Laura (for which she and her co-writers were nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar).
Elizabeth Reinhardt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mariam Elizabeth Neely March 21, 1909 Ohio, USA |
| Died | January 21, 1954 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, TV writer |
Biography edit
Elizabeth was born to Milton Neely (a mechanical engineer) and Vera McCabe in 1909, the eldest of three children.
After graduating from DePauw University,[1] she began her career writing three Spanish-language films: La Buenaventura (1934), The Singer of Naples (1935) and Angelina o el Honor de un Brigadier (1935). She then sold Pardon Our Nerve to 20th Century Fox. She'd later work on English-language films like Laura (1944), Cluny Brown (1946), and Give My Regards to Broadway (1948).[2]
Reinhardt was married to John Reinhardt, who directed Spanish-language films at Fox.[1]
She moved in writing for TV in the 1950s, and died in 1954 at the age of 44 after a lengthy illness.[3]
Partial filmography edit
- Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) (adaptation)
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
- The Homestretch (1947) (uncredited contributing writer)
- Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
- Cluny Brown (1946)
- Sentimental Journey (1946)
- Laura (1944)
- His Butler's Sister (1943)
- She Got Her Man (1942)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
- Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
- Everybody's Baby (1939) (story)
- Pardon Our Nerve (1939) (story)
- Angelina o el Honor de un Brigadier (1935)
- The Singer of Naples (1935)
- La Buenaventura (1934)
References edit
- ^ a b "Betty Neely Reinhardt '30 Was Oscar Nominated for Screenplay of Classic Film Noir, Laura". DePauw University. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015-09-29). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 9781137312372.
- ^ lmharnisch (2016-01-21). "'Laura' — The Making of a Film Noir Classic, Part 51". Retrieved 2018-12-27.