Elizabeth Reinhardt

Elizabeth Reinhardt
Born
Mariam Elizabeth Neely

March 21, 1909
Ohio, USA
DiedJanuary 21, 1954(1954-01-21) (aged 44)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, TV writer

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).

Biography

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015-09-29). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 9781137312372.
  3. ^ lmharnisch (2016-01-21). "'Laura' — The Making of a Film Noir Classic, Part 51". Retrieved 2018-12-27.