Kate Corbaley

Kate Corbaley (born Kate Alaska Hinckley Hooper) was a pioneering American screenwriter and development executive active from the silent era through her death in the 1930s.[1]

Kate Corbaley
Born
Kate Alaska Hinckley Hooper

September 1, 1878
Mazatlan, Mexico
DiedSeptember 23, 1938 (aged 60)
Los Angeles, California, USA
EducationStanford University
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouse(s)Charles Corbaley (div.)

Biography

Kate was born at sea off the coast of Mazatlan, Mexico, to William Hooper and Mary Caldwell.[2] Her family was financially well-off, and she attended Stanford University, where she studied English.[2] After graduation, she taught at San Bernardino High School before marrying engineer Charles Corbaley. The pair had four daughters before divorcing 12 years later.[3]

After the split, she turned to writing. She won several contests in the 1910s, went to work at MGM as a story editor after working for Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew.[2][4] She wrote a string of films through the 1920s, and published a book on screenwriting called Selling Manuscripts in the Photoplay Market. She eventually became a consultant at the Palmer Photoplay Institute, and worked as a development executive, evaluating scripts and making them more commercial.[5] She died on September 23, 1938, in her Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, home after a brief illness.[3]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Kate Corbaley – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. "26 Jan 1938, Page 13 - The Minneapolis Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  3. "24 Sep 1938, 17 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  4. "30 Nov 1919, 46 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  5. "19 Jun 1934, Page 6 - Poughkeepsie Eagle-News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  6. "5 May 1918, Page 8 - The San Bernardino County Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
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