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Sada Louise Cowan (1882–1943) was an American writer who began her career as a playwright. She soon switched to writing feature films and is best known for her work on the films Don't Change Your Husband and Why Change Your Wife? .
“He told me I’d better make my living with my brains [rather] than any beauty I thought I had,” writes Sada Louise Cowan in 1932, remembering her first interview with Cecil B. DeMille. An established playwright, Cowan had little experience with motion picture work.
Sada Cowan was an American screenwriter, author and playwright who's career began during the days of the silent screen. She was the daughter of Elias and Reba Myers Cowan and was born on 18 September, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Writer
- September 8, 1882
- Sada Cowan
- July 31, 1943
Sada Cowan was an American screenwriter, author and playwright who's career began during the days of the silent screen. She was the daughter of Elias and Reba Myers Cowan and was born on 18 September, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts.
- September 8, 1882
- July 31, 1943
May 31, 2022 · Writer Sada Cowan is one of these unsung heroines, writing and shaping many stories revealing the hopes and frustrations of women in work as in marriage.
“He told me I’d better make my living with my brains [rather] than any beauty I thought I had,” writes Sada Louise Cowan in 1932, remembering her first interview with Cecil B. DeMille. An established playwright, Cowan had little experience with motion picture work.
Here, writer Sada Cowan and director Phil Rosen—a prolific director of low-budget films, previously specializing in Westerns but actively branching out in 1934 to other kinds of story material—transform Hammett’s short story into a more orthodox feature-length picture.
