Joan Harrison (screenwriter)
Joan Harrison (born June 26, 1907 in Guildford , Surrey , † August 14, 1994 in London ) was a British screenwriter and television and film producer . She studied at Oxford and at the Paris Sorbonne .
Career
In 1935, at the age of 28, Joan Harrison became Alfred Hitchcock's personal secretary and one of his closest collaborators. From Riff Pirates (1939) to Saboteurs (1942), she worked on five scripts for Hitchcock's films. From 1944 she worked on scripts for other directors and worked as a film producer for Universal Pictures and RKO Pictures . In 1955, Hitchcock brought her back to supervise his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as a producer .
In 1963, Joan Harrison married the writer and screenwriter Eric Ambler . In later years she served as a producer and executive producer on the television series Journey to the Unknown and The Most Deadly Game .
Filmography (selection)
script
- 1939: Reef Pirates (Jamaica Inn) - Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1940: The Foreign Correspondent - Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1940: Rebecca - Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1941: suspected (Suspicion) - Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1942: Saboteurs (Saboteur) - Director: Alfred Hitchcock
production
- 1944: Witness Wanted (Phantom Lady) - Director: Robert Siodmak
- 1945: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry) - Director: Robert Siodmak
- 1947: Ride on the Pink Horse (Ride the Pink Horse) - Director: Robert Montgomery
- 1951: The Thirteenth Guest (Circle of Danger) - Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Web links
- Joan Harrison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harrison, Joan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guildford , Surrey , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1994 |
| Place of death | London , England , UK |