Adelaide Heilbron

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Adelaide Heilbron
BornJune 25, 1892
DiedMarch 6, 1974
Seattle, Washington, United States
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1921-1944 (film)

Adelaide Heilbron was an American screenwriter known for films like The Dressmaker from Paris and Lessons for Wives . [1]

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Biography

Adelaide Heilbron was born into a prominent Seattle family. Her parents were George H. Heilbron (editor at The Seattle Post Intelligencer ) [2] and Adelaide Elizabeth Piper (daughter of W.H. Piper, a well-known Boston bookstore owner). [3] Heilbron graduated from Smith College in 1920 and got her start in the film industry providing coverage for Famous Players–Lasky in New York, moving into script supervising before becoming a screenwriter. [4] [5] [6]

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  2. "16 Apr 1895, 4 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. "Ladies Library Association revives Seattle". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. "19 Apr 1919, Page 8 - The Seattle Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. "4 Jul 1923, 2 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. "17 Apr 1935, Page 7 - The Portsmouth Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

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