Bess Meredyth

Infobox Celebrity
name = Bess Meredith


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birth_date = birth date|1890|2|12|mf=y
birth_place = Buffalo, New York
death_date = death date and age|1969|7|13|1890|2|12|mf=y
death_place = Los Angeles, California, United States of America
occupation = Film actress, Film writer
spouse = Michael Curtiz, Wilfred Lucas, Burton Leslie
children = John Meredyth Lucas
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footnotes = Award winning filmwriter

Bess Meredyth (February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was an award-winning film writer and silent film actress. The wife of the "Casablanca" 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.

elected filmography

* The Unsuspected (1947)
* The Mark of Zorro (1940)
* Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
* The Mighty Barnum (1934)
* The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
* Laughing Sinners (1931)
* The Sea Bat (1930)
* Romance (1930)
* The Scarlet Lady (1928)
* A Slave of Fashion (1925)
* The Red Lily (1924)
* Thy Name Is Woman (1924)
* Rose o' the Sea (1922)
* The Woman He Married (1922)
* That Devil, Bateese (1918)
* Pay Me! (1917)
* The Wedding Guest (1916)
* Stronger Than Death (1915)
* The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (1915)
* The Trey o' Hearts (1914)
* The Forbidden Room (1914)
* A Sailor's Heart (1912)

External links

*imdb name|id=0580648|name=Bess Meredyth

Persondata
NAME= Meredith, Bess
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film actress, Film writer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1890-2-12
PLACE OF BIRTH= Buffalo, New York
DATE OF DEATH= 1969-7-13
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California, United States of America