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Joan Harrison(1907-1994)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actress
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Joan Harrison
In 1933, she was hired to be a secretary by Alfred Hitchcock. She soon graduated to reading books and scripts, writing synopses and contributing to scripts. In 1939, she accompanied Hitchcock to Hollywood, working as his assistant and as a writer. In 1941, she was hired as a scriptwriter by MGM. In 1943, she became a producer at Universal. From 1955 to 1962, she produced the TV series, Alfred Hitchcock présente (1955).
BornJune 26, 1907
DiedAugust 14, 1994(87)
BornJune 26, 1907
DiedAugust 14, 1994(87)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1940
Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Correspondant 17 (1940)
Correspondant 17
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1940
Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Soupçons (1941)
Soupçons
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1941
Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane in Cinquième colonne (1942)
Cinquième colonne
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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Producer



  • Lesley Ann Warren and Ryan O'Neal in De l'amour à la haine (1971)
    De l'amour à la haine
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Journey to Murder (1971)
    Journey to Murder
    2.5
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • Ralph Bellamy, George Maharis, and Yvette Mimieux in The Most Deadly Game (1970)
    The Most Deadly Game
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970–1971
  • Joan Crawford in Journey to the Unknown (1969)
    Journey to the Unknown
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1969
  • Journey to the Unknown (1968)
    Journey to the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1968–1969
  • Journey to Midnight (1968)
    Journey to Midnight
    5.1
    • executive producer
    • 1968
  • Journey Into Darkness (1968)
    Journey Into Darkness
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1968
  • Jeffrey Hunter and Sally Ann Howes in Journey Into Fear (1966)
    Journey Into Fear
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Suspicion (1962)
    Suspicion
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1962–1965
  • Alfred Hitchcock présente (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock présente
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1955–1962
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Suspicion (1957)
    Suspicion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1957–1958
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Ella Raines in Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954)
    Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1955

Writer



  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer (1941 screenplay)
    • 1987
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1955
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Your Witness (1950)
    Your Witness
    6.3
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Wanda Hendrix, Andrea King, and Robert Montgomery in Et tournent les chevaux de bois (1947)
    Et tournent les chevaux de bois
    7.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston, and George Raft in Nocturne (1946)
    Nocturne
    6.5
    • unconfirmed
    • 1946
  • Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook Jr., Thomas Mitchell, Merle Oberon, John Qualen, and Franchot Tone in Eaux dormantes (1944)
    Eaux dormantes
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane in Cinquième colonne (1942)
    Cinquième colonne
    7.1
    • original screen play
    • 1942
  • Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Soupçons (1941)
    Soupçons
    7.3
    • screen play
    • 1941
  • Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Correspondant 17 (1940)
    Correspondant 17
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Rebecca (1940)
    Rebecca
    8.1
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • La taverne de la Jamaïque (1939)
    La taverne de la Jamaïque
    6.3
    • screen play by
    • 1939

Actress



  • L'homme qui en savait trop (1934)
    L'homme qui en savait trop
    6.7
    • Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 26, 1907
    • Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 14, 1994
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Eric AmblerOctober 11, 1958 - August 14, 1994 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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    With Harriet Parsons and Virginia Van Upp, was one of only three women working as contract producers for major Hollywood studios between 1943 and 1955.

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