Eve Greene (May 21, 1906 – July 15, 1997) was an American screenwriter active primarily during the 1930s through the 1950s.

Biography

Early life

Greene grew up in Champaign, Illinois, and dreamed of being a Hollywood writer.

Career

She attended the University of Illinois and then moved to Los Angeles, where she got a job as a secretary at MGM and was mentored by

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. She'd later be promoted to script clerk. She credited Zelda Sears for helping her learn the ropes in the industry. At

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, under Sears's tutelage, she wrote a few

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vehicles before moving on to

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and then to freelance at various Hollywood studios.

Personal life

Eve's sister, Babette Greene, was executive secretary of the

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Partial filmography

* ''Born to Kill'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Sweater Girl The term "sweater girl" was made popular in the 1940s and 1950s to describe Hollywood actors like Lana Turner, Jayne Mansfield, and Jane Russell, who adopted the popular fashion of wearing tight, form-fitting sweaters that emphasized the wom ...

'' (1942) * '' The Night of January 16th'' (1941) * ''

Little Accident ''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...

'' (1939) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1938) * '' Artists & Models'' (1937) (adaptation) * ''

When Love Is Young ''When Love Is Young'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Hal Mohr and starring Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, Walter Brennan, Greta Meyer, Christian Rub and William Tannen. Written by Joseph Fields and Eve Greene, it is based on the 1935 s ...

'' (1937) * ''

Her Husband Lies ''Her Husband Lies'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Wallace Smith and Eve Greene. The film stars Gail Patrick, Ricardo Cortez, Akim Tamiroff, Tom Brown, Louis Calhern and June Martel. The film was release ...

'' (1937) * ''

Yours for the Asking ''Yours for the Asking'' is a 1936 American comedy film film starring George Raft as a casino owner and Dolores Costello as the socialite he hires as hostess. The movie also features Ida Lupino and was directed by Alexander Hall. Plot Johnny La ...

'' (1936) * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1935) * ''

Storm Over the Andes ''Storm Over the Andes'' (aka ''Alas sobre El Chaco'') is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Jack Holt, Antonio Moreno and Mona Barrie. The low-budget programmer is set against the backdrop of the Chaco War ...

'' (1935) * ''

Operator 13 ''Operator 13'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romance film directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, and Jean Parker. Based on stories written by Robert W. Chambers, the film is about a Union spy who impersonate ...

'' (1934) * ''

This Side of Heaven ''This Side of Heaven'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Edgar Allan Woolf and Florence Ryerson, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Brown and ...

'' (1934) (adaptation) * ''

You Can't Buy Everything ''You Can't Buy Everything'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Charles Reisner and Sandy Roth and starring May Robson, Jean Parker and Lewis Stone. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Working titles of the fi ...

'' (1934) * '' Day of Reckoning'' (1933) * ''

Beauty for Sale ''Beauty for Sale'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film about the romantic entanglements of three beauty salon employees. Based on the 1933 novel ''Beauty'' by Faith Baldwin, it stars Madge Evans, Alice Brady, Otto Kruger and Una Merkel. Plot Smal ...

'' (1933) * ''

Tugboat Annie ''Tugboat Annie'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Norman Reilly Raine and Zelda Sears, and starring Marie Dressler Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) wa ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1932)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Eve American women screenwriters 1906 births 1997 deaths Writers from Chicago 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters