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Eldon Howard was a British screenwriter. [1] [2] She was the mother-in-law of Edward J. Danziger and wrote a number of the screenplays for films by his company Danziger Productions.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. "Eldon Howard | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.

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