Grace Neville Explained

Grace Neville (1898–1973) was an American screenwriter.^[1]

Biography

Grace Neville was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Benjamin Neville and Helen Turnell. She was added to the scenario department at Columbia Pictures in 1935.^[2] She later served as an officer in the Hollywood Studio Club, which aimed to prepare women for careers in the film industry.^[3] Neville — who never married — died in West Hollywood, where she resided, in 1973.

Selected filmography

• Little Miss Roughneck (1938)^[4]
• All American Sweetheart (1937)
• Counsel for Crime (1937)
• The Game That Kills (1937)
• Motor Madness (1937)
• Find the Witness (1937)^[5]
• Shakedown (1936)^[6]
• Dangerous Intrigue (1936)
• Air Hawks (1935)^[7]

Bibliography

• Larry Langman & Daniel Finn. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press, 1995.

Notes and References

1. Langman & Finn p.86
2. Web site: Columbia News. 13 Sep 1935. The Tensas Gazette. en. 2019-07-28.
3. Web site: Studio Club Alumnae Headed by Van Nuys Graduate. 1 Sep 1964. The Valley News. en. 2019-07-28.
4. Book: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. Staff. America Film Institute. Gevinson. Alan. Institute. American Film. 1997. University of California Press. 9780520209640. en.
5. Book: Langman, Larry. The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. 2015-07-11. McFarland. 9781476609256. en.
6. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series]. 1937. en.
7. Book: Pitts, Michael R.. Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982. 2014-01-10. McFarland. 9780786457663. en.