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Writer
Lenore J. Coffee
- Born July 13, 1896 in San Francisco, California, USA
- Died July 2, 1984
From Wikipedia Lenore Jackson Coffee (13 July 1896, San Francisco – 2 July 1984, Woodland Hills, California) was an American screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Coffee began her career when she answered an ad requesting a screen story for the actress Clara Kimball Young and was awarded a one-year contract at $50 a week.
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She was twice nominated for an Academy Award for best Adapted Screenplay. The first time was for Street of Chance in 1929/30, adapted from the story by Oliver H. P. Garrett, in collaboration with Howard Estabrook. The second time was with Julius J. Epstein in 1938 for Four Daughters, based on Fannie Hurst's novel Sister Act. Coffee was married to writer and director William J. Cowen. One of her ancestors was U.S. General John Coffee, Chief of Staff to Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.
Known for
Sudden Fear1952
The Great Lie1941
Beyond the Forest1949
Young at Heart1954
Footsteps in the Fog1955
Tomorrow Is Forever1946
Possessed1931
Old Acquaintance1943
Filmography
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesWriter
- 1960Cash McCallFilmScreenplay
- 1958Another Time, Another PlaceFilmNovel
- 1955Footsteps in the FogFilmScreenplay
- 1955The End of the AffairFilmScreenplay
- 1954Young at HeartFilmScreenplay
- 1952Sudden FearFilmScreenplay
- 1951Lightning Strikes TwiceFilmScreenplay
- 1949Beyond the ForestFilmScreenplay
- 1947The Guilt of Janet AmesFilmStory
- 1946Tomorrow Is ForeverFilmScreenplay
- 1944Marriage Is a Private AffairFilmScreenplay
- 1944Till We Meet AgainFilmScreenplay
- 1943Old AcquaintanceFilmScreenplay
- 1942The Gay SistersFilmScreenplay
- 1941The Great LieFilmScreenplay
- 1940The Way of All FleshFilmScreenplay
- 1940My Son, My Son!FilmScreenplay
- 1939Good Girls Go to ParisFilmStory
- 1939Stronger Than DesireFilmAdditional Writing
- 1938Four DaughtersFilmScreenplay
- 1938White BannersFilmScreenplay
- 1936SuzyFilmScreenplay
- 1935Age of IndiscretionFilmOriginal Story
- 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryFilmAdaptation, Screenplay
- 1934Evelyn PrenticeFilmScreenplay
- 1934Four Frightened PeopleFilmScreenplay
- 1934Such Women Are DangerousFilmAdditional Dialogue
- 1934All Men Are EnemiesFilmScreenplay
- 1933Torch SingerFilmScreenplay
- 1932Arsène LupinFilmDialogue
- 1932DownstairsFilmScreenplay
- 1932Night CourtFilmWriter
- 1931PossessedFilmScreenplay
- 1931The Squaw ManFilmScreenplay
- 1931Honor of the FamilyFilmWriter
- 1930Street of ChanceFilmWriter
- 1930Mothers CryFilmAdaptation
- 1929The Bishop Murder CaseFilmWriter
- 1929Desert NightsFilmWriter
- 1927ChicagoFilmScreenplay
- 1927The Night of LoveFilmScreenplay
- 1927The Angel of BroadwayFilmScreenplay
- 1927Lonesome LadiesFilmStory
- 1926The Volga BoatmanFilmScreenplay
- 1926For Alimony OnlyFilmWriter
- 1925The SwanFilmWriter
- 1925East LynneFilmWriter
- 1925Hell's HighroadFilmWriter
- 1924The Rose of ParisFilmWriter
- 1924Fools HighwayFilmWriter
- 1923TemptationFilmStory
- 1923Daytime WivesFilmStory
- 1923Thundering DawnFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1923The Dangerous AgeFilmWriter
- 1923Wandering DaughtersFilmWriter
- 1923The Age of DesireFilmWriter
- 1922Sherlock BrownFilmAdaptation
- 1922The Face BetweenFilmWriter
- 1922The Right That FailedFilmScreenplay
- 1921Alias LadyfingersFilmAdaptation
- 1921HushFilmWriter
- 1920The Forbidden WomanFilmStory
- 1920The Fighting ShepherdessFilmWriter
- 1920For the Soul of RafaelFilmWriter
- 1919The Better WifeFilmScreenplay, Story