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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 ...
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. In 1941, she was hired as a scriptwriter by MGM.
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Feb 9, 2011 · Police in Lancashire say they have identified Christopher Smith as the killer of Joan Harrison, who was found dead in a garage in 1975. Smith died in 2008, but left a note admitting the crime and had a DNA match at the scene.
Nov 6, 2023 · On a cold morning in 1975 Joan Harrison's body was tragically found in a garage. The mum-of-two from Preston was found beaten to death. Her shocking death will play out in ITV's The Long Shadow.
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Dec 2, 2020 · Learn how Joan Harrison, a former Oxford student and crime enthusiast, became Hitchcock's closest collaborator and a major power player in Hollywood. Discover her contributions to his classic films and her own independent projects.
Joan Harrison was a secretary, scriptwriter, producer and assistant to Alfred Hitchcock. She worked on films such as Rebecca, Suspicion and The Birds, and the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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...
