Elaine Ryan | |
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Born | Josephine Elaine Ryan October 3, 1905 San Francisco, California, USA |
Died | June 7, 1981 (aged 75) San Francisco, California, USA |
Education |
UC Berkeley Yale University |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Elaine Ryan (1905-1981) was an American screenwriter and playwright [1] known for writing Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as television in the 1950s. [2]
Elaine Ryan was born in San Francisco to Daniel Ryan (a prominent attorney) and Josephine Cooney (a teacher). [3] She attended the University of California Berkeley and Yale University, where she was one of few female graduates of an esteemed playwriting program. [4] She married William Wallace, a rancher, in 1931. [5]