Mildred Cram

Mildred Cram (born October 17, 1889 in Washington, DC , † April 4, 1985 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American writer and screenwriter who was nominated once for the Oscar for best original story.

Life

Mildred Cram had her first success with the short story Stranger Things , which was included in the anthology of short stories for the O. Henry Prize in 1921 . She began her career as a screenwriter in the Hollywood film industry in 1926 for the romantic comedy film Die Bride am Scheidewege (Subway Sadie), directed by Alfred Santell , with Dorothy Mackaill , Jack Mulhall and Charles Murray in the leading roles. By 1960 she created the templates for around twenty films, some of which were based on her own novels Scotch Valley , Beachcomber , Tinfoil or The Promise as well as her novella The Feeder .

At the Academy Awards in 1940 , Mildred Cram was nominated along with Leo McCarey for the Oscar for best original story, namely for the McCarey-directed melodrama Restelose Liebe (Love Affair, 1939) with Irene Dunne , Charles Boyer and Maria Ouspenskaya .

personal data
SURNAME	Cram, Mildred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American screenwriter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 17, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH	April 4th 1985
Place of death	Santa Barbara , California