Lola Harvey

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Lola Harvey
Occupation(s)Actress, Screenwriter
Years active1930-1934 (film)

Lola Harvey was a British screenwriter and film actress. She and her husband Syd Courtenay were employed by British International Pictures, the leading British film studio of the era, to write screenplays together. Their work provided a number of scripts for the popular comedian Leslie Fuller. [1]

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Selected filmography

Screenwriter

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  1. Harper 168-69

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