Olga Printzlau (December 13, 1891 – July 8, 1962) was an American

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. She wrote for more than 60 films between 1915 and 1933. She also wrote a play, ''Window Panes,'' which was staged in Los Angeles in 1928, and won praise from the ''

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''. She was born in

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and died in

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from a

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Selected filmography

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'' (1915) * '' Where the Forest Ends'' (1915) * '' The Ring of Destiny'' (1915) * '' A Soul Enslaved'' (1916) * '' The Yaqui'' (1916) * '' Two Men of Sandy Bar'' (1916) * ''

John Needham's Double ''John Needham's Double'' is an 1885 novel and 1891 play by Joseph Hatton, and 1916 silent film. Novel The novel is subtitled "A Story Founded on Fact" and is based on the story of Irish financier and politician John Sadleir, who committed sui ...

'' (1916) * '' Naked Hearts'' (1916) * '' One More American'' (1918) * ''

Believe Me, Xantippe ''Believe Me, Xantippe'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Jesse Lasky for release through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by actor/director Donald Crisp and stars Wallace Reid and Ann Little. The film ...

'' (1918) * ''

The City of Tears ''The City of Tears'' is a lost film, lost 1918 silent film comedy drama directed by Elsie Jane Wilson and starring Carmel Myers and Leatrice Joy. It was distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Carmel Myers - Rosa Carillo * ...

'' (1918) * '' Lawless Love'' (1918) * ''

Why Change Your Wife? ''Why Change Your Wife?'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. Plot Frumpy wife Beth devotes herself to bettering her husband's mind and expanding his appreciation for the finer thing ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Prince Chap'' (1920) * '' Conrad in Quest of His Youth'' (1920) * '' Midsummer Madness'' (1921) * '' What Every Woman Knows'' (1921) * '' The Lost Romance'' (1921) * '' The Cradle'' (1922) * '' Through a Glass Window'' (1922) * ''

The Bachelor Daddy ''The Bachelor Daddy'' is a lost 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Edward Peple and Olga Printzlau. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, Maude Wayne, Adele Farrington, J. Farrell MacDonal ...

'' (1922) * '' Burning Sands'' (1922) * ''

The Beautiful and Damned ''The Beautiful and Damned'' is a 1922 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York City, the novel's plot follows a young artist Anthony Patch and his flapper wife Gloria Gilbert who become "wrecked on the shoals of dissipati ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Maytime'' (1923) * '' Mothers-in-Law'' (1923) * '' Daughters of the Rich'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' White Man'' (1924) * ''

The Age of Innocence ''The Age of Innocence'' is a novel by American author Edith Wharton, published on 25 October 1920. It was her eighth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine '' Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was rele ...

'' (1924) * ''

Her Market Value ''Her Market Value'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Agnes Ayres. Powell produced the picture and distributed through Producers Distributing Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, ...

'' (1925) * '' Fifth Avenue Models'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1926) * '' Pals First'' (1926) * ''

The Miracle of Life ''The Miracle of Life'' is a documentary film about the human reproductive process. The film won multiple awards including a Peabody and an Emmy when it was broadcast as part of the American TV series ''Nova''. Photographed by Lennart Nilsson, ...

'' (1926) * '' Camille'' (1926) * ''

His Dog ''His Dog'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Karl Brown for DeMille Pictures Corporation. It stars Joseph Schildkraut and Julia Faye in one of her rare leading roles. A complete print of the film exists at the Cinematheque Royale ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Tragedy of Youth ''The Tragedy of Youth'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Warner Baxter and William Collier Jr. It was produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, one of the largest independent ...

'' (1928) * '' Fashion Madness'' (1928) * '' Hearts of Humanity'' (1932) * '' Broken Dreams'' (1933) * '' Marriage on Approval'' (1933)

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Olga Printzlau
at the Women Film Pioneers Project 1891 births 1962 deaths Screenwriters from Philadelphia American women screenwriters American women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American women writers Women film pioneers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1890s-stub