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  1. Mary C. McCall Jr. (April 4, 1904 – April 3, 1986) was an American writer best known for her screenwriting. She was a charter member and the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America (then known as the Screen Writers Guild), serving from 1942 to 1944 and 1951 to 1952.

  2. Nov 18, 2022 · No men, no rules — just Mary C. McCall Jr., president of the Screen Writers Guild, and Bette Davis, Queen of Hollywood — dressed to the nines, facing two long rows of martinis at the Mocambo.

  3. Apr 6, 1986 · Mary C. McCall Jr., who adapted a little-known book called “Dark Dame” into the well-known “Maisie” film series starring Ann Sothern, died Thursday night of complications of cancer at the ...

  4. First woman president of the Screen Writers Guild, Mary Caldwell McCall Jr. wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935), Craig’s Wife (1936), The Sullivans (1944), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), and eight of the 10 Maisie films.

  5. Mary C. McCall Jr. was born on 4 April 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Swing Shift Maisie (1943), I Promise to Pay (1937) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). She was married to David Bramson and Dwight Franklin.

    • Writer, Additional Crew, Soundtrack
    • April 4, 1904
    • Mary C. McCall Jr.
    • April 3, 1986
  6. www.writtenby.com › guild-industry › articlesThe First Woman President

    Jun 1, 2017 · Mary C. McCall Jr. was one of a number of young women to arrive in Hollywood in the early 1930s with a college degree. She came from a wealthy New York Irish American family. Her father Leo McCall was the son of John McCall, the former president of the New York Life Insurance Company, and her mother Mary Burke was a well-to-do ...

  7. Mary C. McCall, Jr. was a writer best known for her screenwriting. She was the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America, serving from 1942-44 and 1951-52. McCall attended Vassar College and Trinity College, Dublin.