Elizabeth Reinhardt (née Neely) (sometimes credited as Betty Reinhardt) was an American screenwriter and TV writer known for films like '' Laura'' (for which she and her co-writers were nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar).

Biography

Elizabeth was born to Milton Neely (a mechanical engineer) and Vera McCabe in 1909, the eldest of three children. After graduating from

DePauw University DePauw University ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was ...

, she began her career writing three Spanish-language films: ''La Buenaventura'' (1934), '' The Singer of Naples'' (1935) and ''Angelina o el Honor de un Brigadier'' (1935). She then sold '' Pardon Our Nerve'' to

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. She'd later work on English-language films like '' Laura'' (1944), '' Cluny Brown'' (1946), and '' Give My Regards to Broadway'' (1948). Reinhardt was married to John Reinhardt, who directed Spanish-language films at Fox. She moved in writing for TV in the 1950s, and died in 1954 at the age of 44 after a lengthy illness.

Partial filmography

* '' Hit Parade of 1951'' (1950) * '' When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948) (adaptation) * '' Give My Regards to Broadway'' (1948) * '' The Homestretch'' (1947) (uncredited contributing writer) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Cluny Brown'' (1946) * '' Sentimental Journey'' (1946) * '' Laura'' (1944) * '' His Butler's Sister'' (1943) * '' She Got Her Man'' (1942) * '' Maisie Was a Lady'' (1941) * ''

Gold Rush Maisie ''Gold Rush Maisie'' is a 1940 drama film, the third of ten films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, a showgirl with a heart of gold. In this entry in the series, she joins a gold rush to a ghost town. The film was directed by Edwin L. Mar ...

'' (1940) * '' Everybody's Baby'' (1939) (story) * '' Pardon Our Nerve'' (1939) (story) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Singer of Naples'' (1935) * '' La Buenaventura'' (1934)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhardt, Elizabeth 1909 births 1954 deaths Writers from Ohio DePauw University alumni American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters