Bess Meredyth Writer

Bess Meredyth (February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was a film writer and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her son, John Meredyth Lucas, wrote for television.

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Bess Meredyth
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1890
Birth nameHelen Elizabeth MacGlashen
Birth place
Buffalo New York
Date of deathJuly 13, 1969
Place of death
Los Angeles
Spouse
Children
John Meredyth Lucas

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