Florence Hein (February 2, 1880 – April 22, 1953) was a Scottish-born American screenwriter in the silent film era, and later worked as actress Pola Negri's personal secretary.
Florence Hein | |
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| Born | February 2, 1880 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | April 22, 1953 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Early life
editFlorence was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, to Gustav Hein and Laura Hyde. Her father taught German at a girls' high school in Aberdeen.[1] and was a member of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society.[2] The Hein family immigrated to the United States when Florence was a girl.
Career
editHein was a screenwriter in the silent film era. She worked in Hollywood at Metro Pictures in the early to mid-1920s.[3][4] Her first film, The Golden Gift (1922), was directed by Maxwell Karger and starred Alice Lake.[5] She was also announced as scenarist for an Elliott Dexter film titled The Man Who Forgave, in 1923.[6] By 1925[7] she was private secretary to actress Pola Negri.[8][9] She attended Rudolph Valentino's funeral with Negri in 1926.[10]
Selected filmography
edit- By Divine Right (1924)
- The Scarlet Lily (1923)
- Refuge (1923)
- The Golden Gift (1922)
Personal life
editHein died in Los Angeles in 1953, aged 73 years.
References
edit- ^ "Post Office Aberdeen directory, 1892-1893". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Aberdeen, Philosophical Society of (1892). Transactions of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society. Society. pp. lxii.
- ^ "Metro Pictures Corporation, Weekly Payroll, 1915-1920 – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Much Music at the Metro". The Los Angeles Times. 21 August 1921. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Virginia Valli and Bert Lytell". The Intelligencer Journal. 16 August 1921. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Washburn-Dexter Units Prepare for Own Productions". Los Angeles Evening Express. 23 August 1923. p. 24. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bunch, Audrey (3 April 1925). "Society". Statesman Journal. p. 9. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Society and Club News". The Capital Journal. 1 April 1925. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (24 June 2014). The Valentino Mystique: The Death and Afterlife of the Silent Film Idol. McFarland. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7864-8341-9.
- ^ "Pola Negri Will Leave for East Today". The Los Angeles Times. 25 August 1926. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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