Becky Gardiner (born Rebeckah McCormick McLean; April 24, 1886) was an American screenwriter and actress active in the 1920s and 1930s. She was noted for writing screenplays that focused on women.[1]
Becky Gardiner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rebeckah McCormick McLean April 24, 1886 Maryland, US |
| Died | ??? ??? |
| Education | Brearley School Sorbonne University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actress |
| Spouse | John Gardiner |
| Relatives | Albert Ritchie (uncle) |
Biography edit
Gardiner was born into a prominent Maryland family; her father, Donald McLean, was a lawyer, and his wife, Emily Nelson Ritchie, was related to Maryland Gov. Albert Ritchie.[2][3] On June 12, 1909,[4] she married writer John D.W. Gardiner; they had one daughter, Emily, who became an author as well.[5]
Gardiner got her start as an actress in New York City, performing in small roles in the early 1910s under the name Becky Bruce.[6][7][8] She turned her attention to writing in the 1920s, studying in Paris at the Sorbonne and writing a column called "Footlights and Studio Lamps" for The Evening Sun; she eventually went under contract at Famous Players–Lasky, where she was the only woman on the East Coast writing staff.[5][9] She also worked at Fox and Paramount.[6]
Films for which Gardiner wrote adaptations included Sea Horses (1926) and Padlocked (1926).[10] She also wrote the scenario for War Nurse (1930).[11]
Her date of death is unknown.
Selected filmography edit
- Stingaree (1934)
- Coming Out Party (1934)
- Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
- A Free Soul (1931)
- War Nurse (1930)
- The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)
- The Sin Sister (1929)
- Square Crooks (1928)
- Cabaret (1927)
- Love's Greatest Mistake (1927)
- New York (1927)
- The Great Gatsby (1926)
- Padlocked (1926)
- Sea Horses (1926)
References edit
- ^ Nelmes, Jill (2010-10-04). Analysing the Screenplay. Routledge. ISBN 9781136912450.
- ^ "30 Jan 1914, Page 7 - The Washington Post at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "10 Apr 1927, 50 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "Becomes a Soldier's Bride". The Tennessean. Tennessee, Nashville. June 13, 1909. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "28 Feb 1926, 85 - The Baltimore Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ a b "17 Mar 1927, 6 - Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "27 Oct 1913, Page 7 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "9 Nov 1913, Page 41 - Daily Arkansas Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "30 Oct 1926, 34 - Tampa Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Lombardi, Frederic (2013). Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland. p. 337. ISBN 9780786490400. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Villecco, Tony (2015). Silent Stars Speak: Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers. McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 9780786482092. Retrieved 16 March 2019.