Eleanor Fried was a Russian Empire-born American film editor, business manager, and screenwriter who worked at Universal and MGM in the 1910s and 1920s.[1][2][3] Like most editors of the early silent era, she didn't receive on-screen credit for her earliest efforts.
Eleanor Fried | |
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 Eleanor Fried, from a 1916 publication | |
| Born | June 9, 1891 Grodno, Russian Empire |
| Died | October 14, 1965 (aged 74) Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Film editor, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Scott Darling |
Biography edit
Eleanor was born in Grodno, the Russian Empire (currently Belarus) in 1891. As a young girl, she immigrated to the New York City with her family. She began studying to become a lawyer after high school but instead found herself drawn to showbusiness.[4]
She began her career as a film editor at Universal in New York before moving to Los Angeles to cut films alongside Frank Lawrence at Universal.[5][6][7] At Universal, she worked for years as an editor and staff critic[8] before getting a chance to write her own scripts and eventually become a business manager.[9] She was signed to MGM's writing staff in 1926.[10]
She was married to writer-director Scott Darling.[11]
Selected filmography edit
- Red Clay (1927) (editor)[12]
- The Winged Rider (1926) (screenwriter)[13]
- Colorado (1921) (screenwriter)
- As You Were (1920) (screenwriter)[13]
- The Dragon's Net (1920) (screenwriter and editor)[14]
- Blind Husbands (1919) (editor)
References edit
- ^ Dean, Daisy (14 May 1919). "News Notes from Movieland". The Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2001). Von: The Life and Films of Erich Von Stroheim. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-87910-954-7.
- ^ Hallett, Hilary (2013). Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-27408-2.
- ^ "Activities of Women". The Hutchinson News. 26 Apr 1920. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "This Week's Program". The Wichita Daily Eagle. 17 Nov 1918. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "Forthcoming". The Anaconda Standard. 28 Sep 1919. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1907). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.
- ^ "Her Job's a Snap!". The Washington Herald. 17 Apr 1919. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "Young Woman Manages the Affairs of 'The Dragon's Net'". The Buffalo Morning Express. 30 May 1920. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "New M-G-M Writer". The Los Angeles Times. 19 Nov 1926. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ Motion Picture News, Inc (1930). Motion Picture News Blue Book 1930. Media History Digital Library. New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Preview". The Los Angeles Times. 31 Dec 1924. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ a b Project Gutenberg's Motion pictures, 1912-1939, by Library of Congress
- ^ "Universal Players Back from the Orient". Los Angeles Evening Express. 17 Apr 1920. Retrieved 2019-12-28.