- Joan Harrison
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name = Joan Harrison
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birthdate = birth date|1907|6|26|mf=y
birthplace =Guildford ,Surrey ,England
deathdate = death date and age|1994|8|14|1907|6|26|mf=y
deathplace =London ,England
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occupation =Film producer Screenwriter Joan Harrison (
June 26 ,1907 -August 14 ,1994 ) was an Englishfilm producer andscreenwriter .Biography
Born in
Guildford ,Surrey , Harrison studied atSt Hugh's College, Oxford and reviewed films for the student newspaper. She also studied at the Sorbonne. In 1933 Harrison became the secretary ofAlfred Hitchcock . Eventually she began reading books and scripts for him and became one of Hitchcock's most trusted associates. When Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in March 1939 to begin his contract withDavid O. Selznick to direct films, Harrison went with him as an assistant and writer. [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807EFDA1339F936A1575BC0A962958260|title= Joan Harrison, a Screenwriter And Producer, Is Dead at 83|last=Grimes|first=William|date=1994-08-24|publisher="New York Times"|accessdate=2008-07-11]She gained the title of screenwriter when she wrote the film "Jamaica Inn" (1939) based on the novel by
Daphne du Maurier . Harrison continued writing screenplays for films "Rebecca" (1940), also adapted from a du Maurier novel, "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), "Suspicion" (1941), "Saboteur" (1942), "Dark Waters" (1944), and "Nocturne" (1946).Harrison was an uncredited screenwriter for "
Ride the Pink Horse " (1947) and "Your Witness " (1950). She also became a film producer, producing such films as "Nocturne", "Ride the Pink Horse " (1947), and "They Won't Believe Me " (1947). Harrison worked in television with Hitchcock when she produced his TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents ".Award nominations
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NAME= Harrison, Joan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film producer, screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH=June 26 ,1907
PLACE OF BIRTH=Guildford ,Surrey ,England
DATE OF DEATH=August 14 ,1994
PLACE OF DEATH=London ,England
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