Eve Stuyvesant

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Eve Stuyvesant
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Eve Stuyvesant was an American screenwriter who worked in New York City in the early 1920s. [1]

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Biography

Eve was reported to be a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant. [2] She originally planned on studying law before she sold her first scenario to Universal. [3] Her earliest work was on the Judge Brown series of films. [2] In 1924, she told reporters that the motion picture industry was ideal for women because it was one of the few fields where they could have the same opportunities as men. [3]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Koszarski, Richard (1994-05-04). An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520085350.
  2. 1 2 3 "You Remember Peter". The Hutchinson News. 17 Jul 1923. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. 1 2 "Murray". The Palladium-Item. 7 Apr 1924. Retrieved 2019-11-09.