Betty Browne was an American screenwriter and stage actress primarily known for writing intertitles for comedy shorts during Hollywood's silent era.

Biography

Betty was born in New York City to Mr. Browne (who died when she was an infant) and Aimee Fitzgerald. She was the granddaughter of former Supreme Court Justice Edward Browne. Betty started out her career in entertainment as an actress and a Ziegfeld girl. She married Australian actor and Broadway producer Leslie Casey in New York City in 1918. She later married fellow screenwriter

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for a time; the pair had a daughter before divorcing.

Selected filmography

*'' Taxi Spooks'' (1929) *'' Baby's Birthday'' (1929) *'' Hubby's Weekend Trip'' (1929) *'' A Taxi Scandal'' (1928) *'' The Bargain Hunt'' (1928) *'' Smith's Catalina Rowboat Race'' (1928) *'' Motorboat Mamas'' (1928) *'' Taxi for Two'' (1928) *''The Chicken'' (1928) *'' The Bicycle Flirt'' (1928) *''

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'' (1928) *'' Love at First Flight'' (1928) *'' The Girl from Everywhere'' (1927)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Betty Ziegfeld girls American women screenwriters 1900 births 1959 deaths 20th-century American women writers Screenwriters from New York City 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses 20th-century American screenwriters