Gladys Atwater (born Gladys Valerga, 1899–1988) was an American screenwriter active from the 1930s through the 1950s. She was sometimes credited as G.V. Atwater.
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| Born | Gladys Elizabeth Valerga August 12, 1899 Oakland, California, USA |
| Died | March 25, 1988 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
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Biography
editGladys was one of five daughters born to Thomas Valerga and Hannah Surphlis in Oakland, California. Valerga attended Oakland High School, and graduated from the school in June 1917.[1] In Oakland, she married Curtiss Atwater in 1922.[2]
By 1940, Gladys had obtained a divorce and moved to Beverly Hills, where she began working for film studios. Her first known contribution while under contract at RKO[3] was to the 1937 screenplay for Criminal Lawyer, which she co-wrote with Tom Lennon.[4]
Through the 1960s, she continued working, often collaborating with writer-producer (and second husband) J. Robert Bren.[5][6] Together, they had a company called Bremex and worked on more than 60 scripts and stories together.[7]
Selected filmography
edit- The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
- Overland Pacific (1954)
- The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
- El Paso (1949)
- First Yank into Tokyo (1945)
- American Empire (1942)
- Underground Agent (1942)
- In Old California (1942)
- Argentine Nights (1940)
- Parents on Trial (1939)
- Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939)
- Crime Ring (1938)
- This Marriage Business (1938)
- Crashing Hollywood (1938)
- Criminal Lawyer (1937) (as G.V. Atwater)
- The Man Who Found Himself (1937) (as G.V. Atwater)
References
edit- ^ "1917 OHS Memorial". ohsmemorial.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "Activities of Women". The Oakland Tribune. July 20, 1922. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Two Assigned". The Harrisburg Telegraph. April 2, 1937. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (September 26, 1936). "Criminal Lawyer Assignment Heightens Lee Tracy Career". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Victoria". The Shamokin News-Dispatch. February 19, 1946. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Pancho Villa's Life Slated for Filming". The El Paso Times. December 5, 1954. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Schueur, Philip K. (August 17, 1964). "Other Properties". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2019.