Vera Caspary

Scénariste

13 novembre 1899 — 13 juin 1987 (87 ans)
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Vera Louise Caspary (November 13, 1899 – June 13, 1987) was an American writer of novels, plays, screenplays, and short stories. Her best-known novel, Laura, was made into a highly successful movie. Though she claimed she was not a "real" mystery writer, her novels effectively merged women's quest for identity and love with murder plots. Independence is the key to her protagonists, with her novels revolving around women who are menaced, but who turn out to be neither victimized nor rescued damsels.

Following her father's death, the income from Caspary's writing was at times only just sufficient to support both herself and her mother, and during the Great Depression she became interested in Socialist causes. Caspary joined the Communist party under an alias, but not being totally committed and at odds with its code of secrecy, she claimed to have confined her activities to fund-raising and hosting meetings. Caspary visited Russia in an attempt to confirm her beliefs, but became disillusioned and wished to resign from the Party, although she continued to contribute money and support similar causes. She eventually married her lover and writing collaborator of six years, Isidor "Igee" Goldsmith; but despite this being a successful partnership, her Communist connections would later lead to her being "graylisted", temporarily yet significantly affecting their offers of work and income. The couple split their time between Hollywood and Europe until Igee's death in 1964, after which Caspary remained in New York where she would write a further eight books.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • La Femme au gardénia
    La Femme au gardénia1953

Connue pour

  • Laura
    Laura1944
  • Vie facile
    Vie facile1937
  • Chaînes conjugales
    Chaînes conjugales1949
  • La Femme au gardénia
    La Femme au gardénia1953
  • Les Girls
    Les Girls1957
  • L'Américaine et l'amour
    L'Américaine et l'amour1961
  • Donnez-lui une chance
    Donnez-lui une chance1953
  • Out of the Blue
    Out of the Blue1947
  • Ouragan sur la Louisiane
    Ouragan sur la Louisiane1941
  • La perle noire
    La perle noire1946
  • Three Husbands
    Three Husbands1950
  • Hooray for Love
    Hooray for Love1935

Filmographie

1968
Laura · as Novel
1962
Laura · as Novel
1947
Out of the Blue · as Screenplay
1946
Bedelia · as Screenplay
1944
Laura · as Novel
1941
Lady from Louisiana · as Screenplay
1938