Edith Rose Sommer (August 21, 1917 - February 1, 1991) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and TV writer active from the 1940s through the 1970s. She worked with director

Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian-American film director and screenwriter.Oliver, Myrna"Jean Negulesco 1900–1993 ''The Los Angeles Times'', 22 July 1993. He first gained notice for his film noirs and later ...

on several films, and later worked extensively on soap operas, forming a writing team with her husband, Robert Soderberg. She and Soderberg—who may have met while working on the script for Nicholas Ray's '' Born to Be Bad''—were nominated for several

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Selected filmography

TV * '' As the World Turns'' (1 episode; 1978) * ''

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' is a 1947 American romantic fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym of R.A. Dick. In ...

'' (1 episode; 1969) * '' Burke's Law'' (3 episodes; 1963–64) * '' Cavalcade of America'' (1 episode; 1955) * ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' (head writer; 1969–73) Theater * ''A Roomful of Roses'' (Broadway; 1955) Film * '' This Property Is Condemned'' (1966) * '' The Pleasure Seekers'' (1964) * '' Jessica'' (1962) * '' The Best of Everything'' (1959) * '' Blue Denim'' (1959) * ''

Teenage Rebel ''Teenage Rebel'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Ginger Rogers and Michael Rennie. It was nominated for two Academy Awards; Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction ( Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ...

'' (1956) * '' Born to Be Bad'' (1950) * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1950)

References

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