June Mathis

June Mathis (June 30, 1889 – July 26, 1927) was an American screenwriter. Mathis was the first female executive for Metro/MGM and at only 35, she was the highest paid executive in Hollywood. In 1926 she was voted the third most influential woman in Hollywood, behind Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge. Mathis is best remembered for discovering Rudolph Valentino and writing such films as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and Blood and Sand (1922).

Personal facts

June Mathis
Alias (AKA)Hughes June Beulah
Birth dateJune 30, 1889
Birth nameJune Beulah Hughes
Birth place
Colorado , Leadville Colorado
Date of deathJuly 26, 1927

Search

June Mathis on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://film.guardian.co.uk/Century_Of_Films/Story/0,4135,87539,00.html
  2. http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.26/prod.755
  3. http://www.forever-studios.com/lifestories/lifestory.cfm?Archive_ID=7426&Directory=%2FArchives%2FHollywood
  4. https://archive.org/details/The_Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse
  5. https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-june-mathis