Becky Gardiner

Becky Gardiner (born Rebeckah McCormick McLean; April 24, 1886) was an American screenwriter and actress active in the 1920s and 1930s. She was noted for writing screenplays that focused on women.[1]

Becky Gardiner
Born
Rebeckah McCormick McLean

April 24, 1886
Maryland, USA
Died???
???
EducationBrearley School
Sorbonne University
OccupationScreenwriter, actress
Spouse(s)John Gardiner
RelativesAlbert Ritchie (uncle)

Biography

Gardiner was born into a prominent Maryland family; her father, Donald McLean, was a lawyer, and his wife, Emily Nelson Ritchie, was related to Maryland Gov. Albert Ritchie.[2][3] On June 12, 1909,[4] she married writer John D.W. Gardiner; they had one daughter, Emily, who became an author as well.[5]

Gardiner got her start as an actress in New York City, performing in small roles in the early 1910s under the name Becky Bruce.[6][7][8] She turned her attention to writing in the 1920s, studying in Paris at the Sorbonne and writing a column called "Footlights and Studio Lamps" for The Evening Sun; she eventually went under contract at Famous Players–Lasky, where she was the only woman on the East Coast writing staff.[5][9] She also worked at Fox and Paramount.[6]

Films for which Gardiner wrote adaptations included Sea Horses (1926) and Padlocked (1926).[10] She also wrote the scenario for War Nurse (1930).[11]

Her date of death is unknown.

Selected filmography

References
  1. Nelmes, Jill (2010-10-04). Analysing the Screenplay. Routledge. ISBN 9781136912450.
  2. "30 Jan 1914, Page 7 - The Washington Post at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. "10 Apr 1927, 50 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  4. "Becomes a Soldier's Bride". The Tennessean. Tennessee, Nashville. June 13, 1909. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "28 Feb 1926, 85 - The Baltimore Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  6. "17 Mar 1927, 6 - Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  7. "27 Oct 1913, Page 7 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  8. "9 Nov 1913, Page 41 - Daily Arkansas Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  9. "30 Oct 1926, 34 - Tampa Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  10. Lombardi, Frederic (2013). Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland. p. 337. ISBN 9780786490400. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  11. Villecco, Tony (2015). Silent Stars Speak: Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers. McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 9780786482092. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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