Olive Cooper

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Olive Cooper

Writing July 31, 1892

San Francisco, California, USA

Olivette "Olive" Cooper (July 31, 1892– June 12, 1987) was a prolific American screenwriter known for movies like Cocoanut Grove, Bandit King of Texas and Three Little Sisters. Sh…

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The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X

5.4 1939 Movie
Lady Behave!

Lady Behave!

4.8 1937 Movie
King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

6.0 1943 Movie
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

6.4 1942 Movie
Ice-Capades

Ice-Capades

5.9 1941 Movie
Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage

4.9 1936 Movie
In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

4.6 1941 Movie
The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde

5.6 1946 Movie
Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok

5.4 1940 Movie
The Border Legion

The Border Legion

5.0 1940 Movie
Call of the Canyon

Call of the Canyon

8.5 1942 Movie
She Married a Cop

She Married a Cop

6.8 1939 Movie

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Olivette "Olive" Cooper (July 31, 1892– June 12, 1987) was a prolific American screenwriter known for movies like Cocoanut Grove, Bandit King of Texas and Three Little Sisters. She wrote many of the screenplays for Roy Rogers and Gene Autry vehicles.

Filmography

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  1. 1950
    Hills of Oklahoma

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1949
    Bandit King of Texas

    Movie Writer

  3. 1949
    Outcasts of the Trail

    Movie Writer

  4. 1949
    The Big Sombrero

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1946
    Sioux City Sue

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1946
    The Bamboo Blonde

    Movie Writer

  7. 1945
    Swingin' on a Rainbow

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1944
    Song of Nevada

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1944
    Three Little Sisters

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1944
    My Best Gal

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1943
    Nobody's Darling

    Movie Writer

  12. 1943
    Shantytown

    Movie Writer

  13. 1943
    King of the Cowboys

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1943
    Idaho

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1942
    Call of the Canyon

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1942
    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    Movie Screenplay

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  1. 1942
    Cowboy Serenade

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1941
    Down Mexico Way

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1941
    Ice-Capades

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1941
    Sheriff of Tombstone

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1941
    The Singing Hill

    Movie Writer

  6. 1941
    In Old Cheyenne

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1941
    The Great Train Robbery

    Movie Writer

  8. 1941
    Robin Hood of the Pecos

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1940
    The Border Legion

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1940
    Young Bill Hickok

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1939
    She Married a Cop

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1939
    The Mysterious Miss X

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1938
    Annabel Takes a Tour

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1938
    Cocoanut Grove

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1937
    Lady Behave!

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1937
    Rhythm in the Clouds

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1937
    Jim Hanvey, Detective

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1937
    Join the Marines

    Movie Screenplay

  19. 1936
    Happy Go Lucky

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 1936
    Follow Your Heart

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  21. 1936
    Navy Born

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1936
    Hearts in Bondage

    Movie Screenplay

  23. 1936
    Laughing Irish Eyes

    Movie Screenplay

  24. 1936
    The Return of Jimmy Valentine

    Movie Writer