Erna Lazarus (June 16, 1903 – February 19, 2006)[1] was a screen and television writer[1] from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Lazarus, born in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of the founding members of the Screen Writers Guild.[2] On her death, Variety credited her as "one of the first female screenwriters working steadily in the studio system."[3] She also had an influential role in the formation of the Interguild Federal Credit Union. [3]
Lazarus died on February 19, 2006, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 102.[1]
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