Bess Meredyth

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Bess Meredith
Born	February 12, 1890(1890-02-12) Buffalo, New York
Died	July 13, 1969 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Occupation	Film actress, Film writer
Spouse	Michael Curtiz, Wilfred Lucas, Burton Leslie
Children	John Meredyth Lucas
Notes Award winning filmwriter

Bess Meredyth (February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was an award-winning film writer and silent film actress. The wife of the Casablanca director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her son, John Meredyth Lucas, wrote for television.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Unsuspected (1947)
• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
• The Mighty Barnum (1934)
• The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
• Laughing Sinners (1931)
• The Sea Bat (1930)
• Romance (1930)
• The Scarlet Lady (1928)
• A Slave of Fashion (1925)
• The Red Lily (1924)
• Thy Name Is Woman (1924)
• Rose o' the Sea (1922)
• The Woman He Married (1922)
• The Wedding Guest (1916)
• The Trey o' Hearts (1914)

[edit] External links

• Bess Meredyth at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Meredith, Bess
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film actress, Film writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1890-2-12
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buffalo, New York
DATE OF DEATH	1969-7-13
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California, United States of America