Adelaide Heilbron Explained

Adelaide Heilbron
Birth Date:	June 25, 1892
Birth Place:	Seattle, Washington, United States
Death Date:	March 6, 1974
Death Place:	Seattle, Washington, United States
Occupation:	Screenwriter
Yearsactive:	1921-1944 (film)

Adelaide Heilbron was an American screenwriter known for films like The Dressmaker from Paris and Lessons for Wives.^[1]

Biography

Adelaide Heilbron was born into a prominent Seattle family. Her parents were George H. Heilbron (editor at The Seattle Post Intelligencer)^[2] and Adelaide Elizabeth Piper (daughter of W.H. Piper, a well-known Boston bookstore owner).^[3] Heilbron graduated from Smith College in 1920 and got her start in the film industry providing coverage for Famous Players–Lasky in New York, moving into script supervising before becoming a screenwriter.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Partial filmography

• At the End of the World (1921)
• The Danger Point (1922)
• Lilies of the Field (1924)
• New Lives for Old (1925)
• Mantrap (1926)
• Syncopating Sue (1926)
• Dance Magic (1927)
• Heart to Heart (1928)
• The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
• Captain Swagger (1928)
• My Sin (1931)
• Misleading Lady (1932)
• It's All Yours (1937)
• Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
• Friendly Enemies (1942)
• Faces in the Fog (1944)

Bibliography

• Stenn, David. Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Cooper Square Press, 2000.

Notes and References

1. Stenn p. 299
2. Web site: 16 Apr 1895, 4 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2018-12-27.
3. Web site: Ladies Library Association revives Seattle. www.historylink.org. 2018-12-27.
4. Web site: 19 Apr 1919, Page 8 - The Seattle Star at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2018-12-27.
5. Web site: 4 Jul 1923, 2 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2018-12-27.
6. Web site: 17 Apr 1935, Page 7 - The Portsmouth Herald at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2018-12-27.