Agnes Christine Johnston | |
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 Johnston in 1919 | |
| Born | January 11, 1896 Swissvale, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | July 19, 1978 (aged 82) San Diego, California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1915–1948 |
| Spouse | Frank Dazey |
| Relatives | Isabel Johnston (sister) |
Agnes Christine Johnston was an American screenwriter who wrote for more than 80 films between 1915 and 1948. [1] [2]
Johnston was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, to John Johnston and Isabel McElhany. She attended the Horace Mann School and later took a playwright class at Harvard. [3] [4] Her sister Isabel Johnston also became a screenwriter.
When Vitagraph gave her an assignment to write a scenario for a James Oliver Curwood novel God's Country and the Woman, she reportedly completed the scenario in 24 hours. [4]
Johnston penned a number of Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney—among them The Hardys Ride High , Andy Hardy's Double Life , and Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble . [5]
Her other films included the comedy Seventeen , the romantic comedy Janie and its sequel, Janie Gets Married , plus the 1946 adaptation of Black Beauty . She also wrote the musical comedy The Time, the Place and the Girl .
Johnson was married to fellow screenwriter Frank Mitchell Dazey; the couple had three children together. Agnes died in San Diego, California, in 1978. [1] [6]
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