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Dorothy Bennett(1907-1988)

  • Writer
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Grew up in Detroit. Took night school classes in playwriting. Worked in the advertising department of Hudson's Department Store in Detroit. Moved to New York and wrote the play "Fly Away Home". When the play was going to be made into a movie she decided to move to Los Angeles. Met her future husband Link Hanna on a trip to New York. Worked at MGM studios as a writer in Hollywood.
BornNovember 25, 1907
DiedAugust 29, 1988(80)
BornNovember 25, 1907
DiedAugust 29, 1988(80)
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Known for

Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, Allan Jones, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra in When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1942
Gloria Warren in Toujours dans mon coeur (1942)
Toujours dans mon coeur
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1942
Edith Fellows, Douglass Montgomery, and Jean Parker in Life Begins with Love (1937)
Life Begins with Love
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1937
Donald Cook, Frances Dee, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Andrew Tombes in Patrick the Great (1944)
Patrick the Great
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1944

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  • Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, and George Montgomery in La pièce maudite (1947)
    La pièce maudite
    6.5
    • screenplay (as Dorothy Hannah)
    • 1947
  • Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, and Harry James in Voulez-vous m'aimer? (1946)
    Voulez-vous m'aimer?
    6.3
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Donald Cook, Frances Dee, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Andrew Tombes in Patrick the Great (1944)
    Patrick the Great
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • W.C. Fields, Eleanor Powell, Cab Calloway, Woody Herman, and Sophie Tucker in Sensations of 1945 (1944)
    Sensations of 1945
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly, Constance Moore, and George Murphy in Quatre du music-hall (1944)
    Quatre du music-hall
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1944
  • Evelyn Ankers, Neil Hamilton, Patric Knowles, and Rosemary Lane in All by Myself (1943)
    All by Myself
    6.5
    • story
    • 1943
  • Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Robert Paige, and Peggy Ryan in Mister Big (1943)
    Mister Big
    7.8
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Leo Carrillo, Donna King, Leon Errol, Mary Beth Hughes, Alyce King, Luise King, Yvonne King, Frances Langford, Eddie Quillan, and Anne Rooney in Follow the Band (1943)
    Follow the Band
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Louise Allbritton, Ian Hunter, Gloria Jean, and Donald O'Connor in It Comes Up Love (1943)
    It Comes Up Love
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, Allan Jones, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra in When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
    When Johnny Comes Marching Home
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Gloria Warren in Toujours dans mon coeur (1942)
    Toujours dans mon coeur
    6.2
    • suggested by a play by
    • 1942
  • John Garfield, Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, and Gale Page in Filles courageuses (1939)
    Filles courageuses
    6.6
    • play
    • 1939
  • Edith Fellows, Douglass Montgomery, and Jean Parker in Life Begins with Love (1937)
    Life Begins with Love
    5.6
    • story
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dorothy Hannah
  • Born
    • November 25, 1907
    • DeKalb, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • August 29, 1988
    • San Diego, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Link Hannah(1 child)
  • Other works
    Playwright (w/Irving White): "Fly Away Home".

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  • When did Dorothy Bennett die?
    August 29, 1988
  • How old was Dorothy Bennett when she died?
    80 years old
  • Where did Dorothy Bennett die?
    San Diego, California, USA
  • When was Dorothy Bennett born?
    November 25, 1907
  • Where was Dorothy Bennett born?
    DeKalb, Indiana, USA

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