Bess Meredyth

Bess Meredyth (born Helen Elizabeth MacGlashen, February 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969) was a screenwriter and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Bess Meredyth
Meredyth in c. 1915
Born
Helen Elizabeth MacGlashen

(1890-02-12)February 12, 1890
DiedJuly 13, 1969(1969-07-13) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter
Years active1912–1947
Spouses
Burton Leslie
(m. 1912; annul. 1912)
    (m. 1917; div. 1927)
      (m. 1929; died 1962)
      ChildrenJohn Meredyth Lucas
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