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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 ...
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...
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. In 1943, she became a producer at Universal.
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Dec 2, 2020 · She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood. December 2, 2020 By Christina Lane. VIA CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS. On this day, like every day, Joan Harrison was impeccably attired in a designer suit, with her golden blonde hair stylishly coiffed. At five foot four, she had a trim, petite build.
Joan Harrison (1907-1998) was hired in 1933 as an assistant to Alfred Hitchcock, already a prominent figure in the British film industry, and she remained close to the director and his family throughout her life. Late in her life, she became the wife of the great writer of espionage and intrigue Eric Ambler.
Oct 15, 2020 · Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock is the book we film fans didn’t know we needed. Lane methodically examines Harrison’s life, especially her career in film and television, where, among other things, she was executive producer of Alfred Hitchcock Presents from 1955-1962.
Aug 24, 1994 · Joan Harrison, a major writer and producer for Alfred Hitchcock and once the only woman feature film producer in Hollywood, has died at the age of 83. Miss Harrison died Aug. 14 in London,...
