Jane Murfin

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Jane Murfin

Writing October 27, 1884

Quincy, Michigan, USA

From Wikipedia Jane Murfin (October 27, 1884 – August 10, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. The author of several successful plays, she wrote some of them with a…

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The Women

The Women

5.2 2008 Movie
The Women

The Women

7.2 1939 Movie
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

6.9 1940 Movie
Little Women

Little Women

6.8 1933 Movie
Alice Adams

Alice Adams

6.7 1935 Movie
Roberta

Roberta

7.1 1935 Movie
Come and Get It

Come and Get It

6.8 1936 Movie
What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood?

6.8 1932 Movie
Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

6.0 1932 Movie
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

6.7 1938 Movie
Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

6.8 1944 Movie
Double Harness

Double Harness

6.5 1933 Movie

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From Wikipedia Jane Murfin (October 27, 1884 – August 10, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. The author of several successful plays, she wrote some of them with actress Jane Cowl—most notably Smilin' Through (1919), a sentimental fantasy that was adapted three times for motion pictures. In Hollywood Murfin became a popular screenwriter whose credits include What Price Hollywood? (1932), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. In the 1920s she wrote and produced films for her dog Strongheart, the first major canine star.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    The Women

    Movie Original Story

  2. 1944
    Dragon Seed

    Movie Writer

  3. 1943
    Flight for Freedom

    Movie Adaptation

  4. 1941
    Smilin' Through

    Movie Theatre Play

  5. 1941
    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1940
    Pride and Prejudice

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1939
    The Women

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1939
    Stand Up and Fight

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1938
    The Shining Hour

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1937
    I'll Take Romance

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1936
    That Girl from Paris

    Movie Story

  12. 1936
    Come and Get It

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1935
    Alice Adams

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1935
    Break of Hearts

    Movie Continuity

  15. 1935
    Roberta

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1934
    The Little Minister

    Movie Screenplay

More credits
  1. 1934
    Romance in Manhattan

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1934
    The Fountain

    Movie Writer

  3. 1934
    The Life of Vergie Winters

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1934
    This Man Is Mine

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1934
    The Crime Doctor

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1934
    Spitfire

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1933
    Little Women

    Movie Additional Writing

  8. 1933
    After Tonight

    Movie Adaptation

  9. 1933
    Ann Vickers

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1933
    Double Harness

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1933
    The Silver Cord

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1933
    Our Betters

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1932
    Rockabye

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1932
    Smilin' Through

    Movie Theatre Play

  15. 1932
    What Price Hollywood?

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1932
    Young Bride

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  17. 1931
    Way Back Home

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1931
    Friends and Lovers

    Movie Writer

  19. 1931
    Too Many Cooks

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 1931
    White Shoulders

    Movie Screenplay

  21. 1930
    The Pay-Off

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1930
    Lawful Larceny

    Movie Writer

  23. 1930
    The Runaway Bride

    Movie Screenplay

  24. 1929
    Dance Hall

    Movie Screenplay