Mary McCarthy (screenwriter) explained
| Mary McCarthy |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 1935–1957 |
Mary McCarthy (not to be confused with another screenwriter—Mary Eunice McCarthy) was an American screenwriter active in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Biography
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, to Irish parents (just like the similarly named screenwriter), McCarthy pursued a career as a schoolteacher in San Mateo, California, before giving it all up to run a nonprofit sandwich stand. She then became a political activist, stumping the state for the Democratic Party and going toe-to-toe with the Ku Klux Klan. Eventually she headed to Hollywood to pursue a career as a scenarist in the mid-1930s; her first big credit was on Theodora Goes Wild, a 1936 comedy starring Irene Dunne.[1]
Selected filmography
Further reading
Articles
- Bennett, Buford Gordon (April 20, 1925). "Two Sketches Top This Week's Bill at the Orpheum; Mary Carr Stars in Playlet by S.F. Writer" The San Francisco Examiner. p. 11
- "With Universal". Hollywood Filmograph. September 3, 1932. p. 3
- "'Theodora' to Swerling". The Hollywood Reporter. May 1, 1935. p. 4
- Special to the Times (November 28, 1936). "Screen Writer Arrives at Mills". The San Mateo Times. p. 2
- Safford, Virginia (November 2, 1943). "Names Make News". The Minneapolis Star. p. 17
- Coons, Robbin (January 13, 1944). "Sister Kenny Gets Movie Treatment; Film Will Portray Her Work With Infantile Paralysis". Macon Chronicle-Herald. p. 2
- "Indian's Love on 'Matinee'". The Paducah Sun. August 25, 1957. p. 38
Books
Notes and References
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93847341/the-tampa-tribune/ "Irish Mary McCarthy Does Unpredictable Things"
