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Lenore J. Coffee
Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 13, 1896Died July 2, 1984 (87 years)
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.
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.
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.
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
Filmography
| 1960 | Cash McCall · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place · as Novel |
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | The End of the Affair · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | Young at Heart · as Screenplay |
| 1952 | Sudden Fear · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Lightning Strikes Twice · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | Till We Meet Again · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | Marriage Is a Private Affair · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintance · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | We Were Dancing · as Contributing Writer |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | The Great Lie · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | The Way of All Flesh · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | My Son, My Son! · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire · as Contributing Writer |
| 1938 | Four Daughters · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | White Banners · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | Suzy · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | All Men Are Enemies · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | Four Frightened People · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | Torch Singer · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | |
| 1932 | Downstairs · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | |
| 1931 | Possessed · as Screenplay |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | The Squaw Man · as Screenplay |
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| 1929 | |
| 1927 | Chicago · as Screenplay |
| 1927 | |
| 1927 | The Night of Love · as Screenplay |
| 1926 | |
| 1926 | The Volga Boatman · as Screenplay |
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| 1925 |