Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)
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Margaret Turnbull was a Scottish playwright and screenwriter
. She wrote for 51 films between 1914
and 1939
.
She was born in Glasgow
, Scotland
and died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts. She was the sister of producer Hector Turnbull
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. She wrote for 51 films between 1914
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
and 1939
1939 in film
The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
.
She was born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts. She was the sister of producer Hector Turnbull
Hector Turnbull
Hector Turnbull was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 25 films between 1915 and 1937.He was born in New Jersey and died in New Hope, Pennsylvania from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
.
Selected filmography
- Three Live Ghosts (19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - The Bonnie Brier BushThe Bonnie Brier BushThe Bonnie Brier Bush is a 1921 drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* Donald Crisp - Lachlan Campbell* Mary Glynne - Flora Campbell* Alec Fraser - Lord Malcolm Hay...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
) - The Princess of New YorkThe Princess of New YorkThe Princess of New York is a 1921 crime film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Geoffrey Kingsward* Mary Glynne - Helen Stanton* Saba Raleigh - Mrs...
(1921) - The Mystery RoadThe Mystery RoadThe Mystery Road is a 1921 drama film directed by Paul Powell. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Gerald Dombey* Nadja Ostrovska - Myrtile Sargot* Pardoe Woodman - Christopher Went...
(1921) - AppearancesAppearances (film)Appearances is a 1921 short drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Herbert Seaton* Mary Glynne - Kitty Mitchell* Langhorn Burton - Sir William Rutherford...
(1921) - Lost and WonLost and WonLost and Won is a 1917 drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Frank Reicher.-Cast:* Marie Doro - Cinders* Elliott Dexter - Walter Crane* Carl Stockdale - Kirkland Gaige* Mayme Kelso - Cleo Duvene* Robert Gray - Bill Holt* Clarence Geldart...
(19171917 in filmThe year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
) - To Have and to HoldTo Have and to Hold (1916 film)To Have and to Hold is a 1916 silent film historical drama directed by George Melford and starring Mae Murray and Wallace Reid. Murray's film debut. This film is now lost...
(1916)