Adele Buffington
Adele Buffington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adele Burgdorfer February 12, 1900 |
| Died | November 23, 1973 (aged 73) Woodland Hills, California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1919–1958 |
Adele Buffington, also known under the pseudonym Jess Bowers, was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras of Hollywood. During her long career, she would be involved in writing more than 100 Hollywood films. In addition, she was one of the founders of the Screen Writers Guild. During the late silent film era, she was a major proponent of using original screenplays, bucking the then-current trend of adapting stories from plays and novels.
Early life
Adele Burgdorfer was born on February 12, 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri. As a teenager, she worked in a movie theater, where she got to watch countless films.[1] Before she was out of her teens she would take the knowledge gained by watching those films, and sell her first screenplay, 1919's L’Apache, which was produced by Thomas Ince for the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.[1] [2]
Career
After L’Apache, Burgdorfer, now writing under the name of Adele Buffington, would pen several screenplays during the mid 1920s.[3] It was during this period that she also became a champion for studios to use original screenplays, rather than works adapted from plays or novels.[4] She easily transitioned into sound films, and in 1933 would become one of the founding members of the Screen Writers Guild. Over her forty year career she would be accumulate over 100 writing credits in film and television.[3]
References
- ^ a b McCreadie, Marsha (1995). "Pioneers". Films in Review. 46.1–2: 58.
- ^ "L'xx Apache". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Adele Buffington". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ Whitaker, Alma (April 1, 1928). "Sugar and Spice: Original Tales Held in Vogue Now for Films". Los Angeles Times. p. C36.