Agnes Christine Johnston was an American screenwriter who wrote for more than 80 films between 1915 and 1948.[1][2]
Agnes Christine Johnston | |
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 Johnston in 1919 | |
| Born | January 11, 1896 Swissvale, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | July 19, 1978 (aged 82) San Diego, California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1915–1948 |
| Spouse | Frank Dazey |
| Relatives | Isabel Johnston (sister) |
Biography
editEarly life
editJohnston was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, to John Johnston and Isabel McElhany. She attended the Horace Mann School and later took a playwright class at Harvard.[3][4] Her sister Isabel Johnston also became a screenwriter.
Career
editWhen Vitagraph gave her an assignment to write a scenario for a James Oliver Curwood novel God's Country and the Woman, she reportedly completed the scenario in 24 hours.[4]
Johnston penned a number of Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney—among them The Hardys Ride High, Andy Hardy's Double Life, and Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble.[5]
Her other films included the comedy Seventeen, the romantic comedy Janie and its sequel, Janie Gets Married, plus the 1946 adaptation of Black Beauty. She also wrote the musical comedy The Time, the Place and the Girl.
Personal life
editJohnson was married to fellow screenwriter Frank Mitchell Dazey; the couple had three children together. Agnes died in San Diego, California, in 1978.[1][6]
Partial filmography
edit- An Amateur Orphan (1917)
- The Fires of Youth (1917)
- It Happened to Adele (1917)
- Her New York (1917)
- When Love Was Blind (1917)
- How Could You, Caroline? (1918)
- The Great Adventure (1918)[7]
- Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
- Alarm Clock Andy (1920)
- Her Husband's Friend (1920)
- Home Stuff (1921)
- Rich Men's Wives (1922)
- Children of Dust (1923)
- Poor Men's Wives (1923)
- Mothers-in-Law (1923)
- The Female (1924)
- Forbidden Paradise (1924)
- For Another Woman (1924)
- Proud Flesh (1925)
- Don't (1925)
- The Denial (1925)
- Lovey Mary (1926)
- The Enemy (1927)
- The Patsy (1928)
- The Shannons of Broadway (1929)
- The Divine Lady (1929)
- Lucky Devils (1933)
- Headline Shooter (1933)
- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
- Mickey (1948)
References
edit- ^ a b "Has Job, Three Children, Husband—Yet Writes Plays". The Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1928. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Fadeins and Fadeouts". The Spokesman-Review. April 13, 1919. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Scenario Writers and Editors". Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual: 289. 1921 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ a b "Agnes Johnston, Scenarist". Moving Picture World. 39 (6). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 744. February 8, 1919. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "What a Routine". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. November 13, 1944. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Scenario Writer Marries". The Oklahoma City Times. August 14, 1920. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Milne, Peter (March 9, 1918). "Screen Examinations". Motion Picture News: 1467.
External links
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- Agnes Christine Johnston at IMDb
- Agnes Christine Johnson Archived December 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at Women Film Pioneers Project