Lenore J. Coffee
Writing
- Born
- July 13, 1896 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- July 2, 1984 (age 87)
From Wikipedia
Lenore Jackson Coffee (13 July 1896, San Francisco – 2 July 1984, Woodland Hills, California) was an American screenwriter, playwright and novelist.
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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
Sudden Fear
August 7, 1952
The Great Lie
April 5, 1941
Beyond the Forest
October 21, 1949
Young at Heart
December 1, 1954
Footsteps in the Fog
September 14, 1955
Tomorrow Is Forever
February 20, 1946
Possessed
November 21, 1931
Old Acquaintance
November 27, 1943
Four Daughters
August 9, 1938
Evelyn Prentice
November 9, 1934
Suzy
July 20, 1936
The End of the Affair
February 24, 1955
Behind the camera65
- 1960Cash McCall Screenplay
- 1958Another Time, Another Place Novel
- 1955Footsteps in the Fog Screenplay
- 1955The End of the Affair Screenplay
- 1954Young at Heart Screenplay
- 1952Sudden Fear Screenplay
- 1951Lightning Strikes Twice Screenplay
- 1949Beyond the Forest Screenplay
- 1947The Guilt of Janet Ames Story
- 1946Tomorrow Is Forever Screenplay