| Mildred Dein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mildred Gilrod November 8, 1911 New York, USA |
| Died | September 5, 1997 (aged 85) Encino, California, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Spouse | Edward Dein |
Mildred Dein (born Mildred Gilrod) was an American screenwriter who worked primarily on genre films during 1950s.
Biography
Born in New York to Jewish immigrants from Russia and Germany, she married writer-director Edward Dein in Los Angeles in 1934, and the pair would go on to collaborate on half a dozen films over the next 20 years. The pair also wrote books like 1947's The Pencil Is Sharp together. For years, they resided in a castle-like home in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.
Selected filmography
- Curse of the Undead (1959)
- Seven Guns to Mesa (1958)
- Calypso Joe (1957)
- Shack Out on 101 (1955)
- The Heart and the Sword (1953)
- Come Die My Love (1952)
References
- "27 Mar 1947, Page 17 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ Senn, Bryan (2019-03-05). "Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!": Horror and Science Fiction Double Features, 1955-1974. McFarland. ISBN 9781476635712.
- "5 Sep 1959, Page 10 - Shamokin News-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- "23 May 1957, 521 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- Doherty, Thomas; Doherty, Thomas Patrick (2010-06-04). Teenagers And Teenpics: Juvenilization Of American Movies. Temple University Press. ISBN 9781592137879.
- "26 May 1956, 8 - Vidette-Messenger of Porter County at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- "9 Mar 1956, 6 - Shamokin News-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
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