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Vera Caspary(1899-1987)

  • Writer
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Vera Caspary was born on 13 November 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for Chaînes conjugales (1949), Laura (1944) and Laura. She was married to Isadore Goldsmith. She died on 13 June 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 13, 1899
DiedJune 13, 1987(87)
BornNovember 13, 1899
DiedJune 13, 1987(87)
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Kirk Douglas, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, and Ann Sothern in Chaînes conjugales (1949)
Chaînes conjugales
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1949
Laura (1944)
Laura
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1944
Laura
  • Writer
    Donnez-lui une chance (1953)
    Donnez-lui une chance
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1953

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    • Stephanie Zimbalist, Loni Anderson, Ben Gazzara, Charles Frank, Michael Gross, and Michele Lee in Chaînes conjugales (1985)
      Chaînes conjugales
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • adaptation by
      • 1985
    • Laura
      TV Movie
      • book
      • 1968
    • George Sanders, Arlene Francis, and Lee Radziwill in Laura (1968)
      Laura
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1968
    • Hildegard Knef in Laura (1962)
      Laura
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1962
    • L'Américaine et l'Amour (1961)
      L'Américaine et l'Amour
      6.3
      • story
      • 1961
    • Gene Kelly, Taina Elg, Mitzi Gaynor, and Kay Kendall in Les Girls (1957)
      Les Girls
      6.6
      • story by
      • 1957
    • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
      The 20th Century-Fox Hour
      7.0
      TV Series
      • novel "Laura"
      • 1955
    • Donnez-lui une chance (1953)
      Donnez-lui une chance
      6.3
      • story by
      • 1953
    • Anne Baxter and Raymond Burr in La Femme au gardénia (1953)
      La Femme au gardénia
      6.8
      • story
      • 1953
    • Susan Hayward, George Sanders, and Dan Dailey in Vendeur pour dames (1951)
      Vendeur pour dames
      6.7
      • adaptation
      • 1951
    • Three Husbands (1950)
      Three Husbands
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1950
    • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
      The Philco Television Playhouse
      7.4
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1950
    • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
      Kraft Television Theatre
      7.9
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1949
    • NBC Repertory Theatre
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1949
    • Kirk Douglas, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, and Ann Sothern in Chaînes conjugales (1949)
      Chaînes conjugales
      7.7
      • adaptation
      • 1949

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    • Height
      • 1.55 m
    • Born
      • November 13, 1899
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Died
      • June 13, 1987
      • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
    • Spouse
      • Isadore GoldsmithOctober 5, 1949 - October 8, 1964 (his death)
    • Other works
      Stage: Wrote (w/Winifred Lenihan) "Blind Mice", produced on Broadway. Directed by Winifred Lenihan. Times Square Theatre: 15 Oct 1930-Oct 1930 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Helen Brady (as "Verne"), Betty Breckenridge (as "Loretta"), Julia Colin (as "Freda"), Mary Alice Collins (as "A Serious Girl"), Rita Davies (as "A New Girl"), Libby Ferguson (as "Emily"), Claiborne Foster (as "Mae Thorpe"), Mary V. Heinlein (as "Elsie Schmidt"), Eunice Hunt (as "Beatrice"), Hallie Manning (as "Fannie"), Mildred McLeod (as "Agnes Thorpe"), Fern Peterson (as "Scottie"), Jane Seymour (as "Lou Vavck"), Olive Shea (as "Baby"), Cyrena Smith (as "Daisy"), Virginia Stone (as "Addie"), Frances Vicory (as "Jane"), Geraldine Wall (as "Ellen"), Percita West (as "Miss Johnstone"). Produced by Crosby Gaige. NOTE: Filmed as Working Girls (1931).
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      Published 18 novels, wrote four stage plays and ten screenplays. She was best known for her murder mysteries, the most famous of these, "Laura", turned into the "film noir" classic Laura (1944). She also wrote the story for the musical Les Girls (1957), which was voted best-written American musical by the screenwriters branch of the Writers Guild of America.
    • Nickname
      • Sergei Marinoff

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