Connie Lee (born 1918) was an American screenwriter and songwriter known for her work on the Blondie films, as well as a number of B-Westerns (one of few women working in the genre at the time).

Biography

Lee came out of the

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school of songwriting, and was given a contract by Ambassador Pictures to write songs for a few of its films. By the time she was 19, she began writing screenplays; her first feature, ''

Swing It, Professor ''Swing It, Professor'' (also known as ''Swing It, Buddy'') is an independently produced 1937 musical comedy directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Pinky Tomlin, Paula Stone and Milburn Stone. The musical numbers were written by Connie Lee, Al ...

'', was released in 1937. She often collaborated on scripts with Karen DeWolf: As a duo, the two penned '' Nine Girls'' and many of the Blondie titles. Lee married screenwriter

Seymour Bennett Seymour Bennett (July 20, 1915 – March 9, 1997) was an American screenwriter active during the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Seymour was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 20, 1915, the son of William Berkowitz and Jennie Romer. He attended Co ...

(born Seymour Berkowitz) at some point in the early 1950s; the pair collaborated on the story for 1953's '' The Last Posse''. Lee's and Bennett's careers came to an end by the early 1950s when they were placed on the

Hollywood blacklist The Hollywood blacklist was an entertainment industry Blacklisting, blacklist, broader than just Hollywood, put in effect in the mid-20th century in the United States during the early years of the Cold War. The blacklist involved the practice of ...

for alleged Communist ties. Lee and Bennett were named in 1953 by fellow screenwriter David Lang.

Screenwriting credits

*'' Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki'' (1953) (credited as Connie Lee Bennett) *'' The Last Posse'' (1952) (credited as Connie Lee Bennett) *''

The Lady from Texas ''The Lady from Texas'' is a 1951 American comedy Western film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, Mona Freeman and Josephine Hull. Plot A ranch cook and a cowboy save a poor old Civil War widow from a land grabber in the Old W ...

'' (story) 1951) (credited as Connie Lee Bennett) *'' The Return of October'' (story) (1948) * '' Blondie's Holiday'' (1947) * '' Blondie's Big Moment'' (1947) * ''

Blondie's Lucky Day ''Blondie's Lucky Day'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the 17th of the 28 Blondie films. Plot summary While his boss, Mr. Dithers, i ...

'' (1946) * ''

Life with Blondie ''Life with Blondie'' is a 1945 black-and-white domestic comedy film and the 16th of the 28 Blondie films. It was the return of Dagwood and Blondie after Columbia Picture's 1943 decision to cancel the series met with protest. Plot summary A phot ...

'' (1945) * '' Leave It to Blondie'' (1945) * '' Footlight Glamour'' (1943) * '' It's a Great Life'' (1943) * '' The Daring Young Man'' (1942) * '' Blondie for Victory'' (1942) * ''

Blondie's Blessed Event ''Blondie's Blessed Event'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer Frank Raymond Strayer (September 21, 1891 – February 3, 1964) was an actor, film writer, director and producer. He was active from the mid-1920s until t ...

'' (1942) * '' Zis Boom Bah'' (1941) (story) * '' Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride'' (1940) (story) * '' Carolina Moon'' (1940) (story) * ''

Ghost Valley Raiders ''Ghost Valley Raiders'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lona Andre, LeRoy Mason, Tom London, Jack Ingram and Ralph Peters. The film was released on ...

'' (1940) (story) * '' Rancho Grande'' (1940) (story) * '' Mountain Rhythm'' (1939) (story) * '' Mexicali Rose'' (1939) (story) * ''

'' (1937) (story)

References

External links

*
Connie Lee Bennett at tcm.com
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