Elizabeth "Betty" Hill ( born Elizabeth "Betty" Hill ; February 27, 1901 , Cape Elizabeth , Maine , USA - August 21, 1978 , Los Angeles , California , USA ) - American screenwriter . Nominee for the Academy Award (1939) in the nomination " Best Adapted Screenplay " for the film "The Citadel "(1938).
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Origin
- 1.2 Career
- 1.3 Divorce
- 2 Filmography
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Origin
Hill was born in Cape Elizabeth , Maine . When she was 20, she married her first husband. She moved to Hollywood and got a job as a student stenographer, and eventually got to the role of a screenwriter girl.
Career
Hill and King Widor fell in love on the set of Bird of Paradise "In 1932; Hill was already divorced by then, but Vidor was married to actress Elinor Boardman. [1] [2] [3] Boardman divorced in 1933 [4] .
In 1933, it was rumored in Hollywood that Hill had disappeared, but columnist Luella Parsons investigated and found that Hill was still working as a screenwriter with Widor [5] . Widor's current relationship with Hill was the subject of many gossip until they got married in Mexico in 1937. [6] [7]
Hill and Widor collaborated on several projects during their relationship, including “ G.M. Pulham Esquire " [8] [9] . According to the Los Angeles Times in 1934, Hill was commissioned to film several scenes in Our Daily Bread »Vidora [10] [11] .
Divorce
In 1951, Hill sued Widor for divorce because of his adultery, claiming he had an affair with actress Mary Anderson [12] [13] . The high-profile divorce proceedings were ultimately settled for $ 300,000; Vidor filed a counterclaim alleging that their marriage in Mexico was illegal. [14]
Filmography
- 1934 - “ Our daily bread »/ Our Daily Bread
- 1936 - The Texas Rangers / The Texas Rangers
- 1938 - “The Citadel »/ The Citadel
- 1940 - " Northwest passage »/ Northwest Passage
- 1941 - “ G.M. Pulham Esquire "/ HM Pulham, Esq.
- 1949 - Streets of Laredo / Northwest Passage
Notes
- ↑ KANNER, DIANE . Director Changed Addresses Often: King Vidor Moved to Top of Hill , Los Angeles Times (November 8, 1987).
- ↑ Baxter, John. King Vidor : [ eng. ] . - Monarch Press, 1976.
- ↑ 12 Apr 1933, 15 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 12 Apr 1933, 15 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 14 Apr 1933, Page 32 - The Fresno Bee The Republican at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 17 Dec 1952, Page 16 - The Fresno Bee The Republican at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 18 Dec 1936, 23 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ Brown, Phil King Vidor: An Inventory of His Collection in the Film Collection at the Harry Ransom Center . norman.hrc.utexas.edu . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 19 Sep 1936, 86 - Daily News at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 26 Apr 1934, 15 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ Jan 14, 1935, 23 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 18 Dec 1952, Page 28 - The Times at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 17 Dec 1952, Page 16 - The Fresno Bee The Republican at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.
- ↑ 4 Jun 1953, Page 3 - The Fresno Bee The Republican at Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . Date of treatment December 31, 2018.