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Joan Harrison (20 June 1907 – 14 August 1994) was an English screenwriter and producer. She became the first female screenwriter to be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar when the category was introduced in 1940, and was the first screenwriter to receive two Academy Award nominations in the same year in separate categories, for ...
Joan Harrison. Writer: Rebecca. 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.
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Dec 2, 2020 · Now considered by many to be the high point of film noir, this landmark picture launched the American career of director Robert Siodmak and made Joan the most powerful female producer in Hollywood—and the first woman to become a full-fledged producer at a major studio.
Aug 25, 1994 · Joan Harrison, a producer and screenwriter who helped write the scripts for "Rebecca," "Foreign Correspondent" and other films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, died on Aug. 14 in London. She was...
Joan Harrison, screenwriter and producer: born Guildford, Surrey 1911; married 1958 Eric Ambler; died London 14 August 1994. JOAN HARRISON lived a life of crime.
Oct 15, 2020 · Phantom Lady was based on the 1942 crime novel by “William Irish” (Cornell Woolrich), but in adapting it to the screen, producer Joan Harrison shifted the story from a male to a female perspective.
After leaving Hitchcock in the 1940s, Harrison established an independent career as writer and producer, a challenging task for a woman in Hollywood of that time, especially the producer part.
