Viña Delmar
Viña Delmar (born January 29, 1903 in New York City as Alvina Croter , † January 19, 1990 in Los Angeles ) was an American writer and screenwriter .
Viña Delmar celebrated her breakthrough in 1928 with the novel risky Bad Girl , the three years of the most successful books of the year in the US and later made into a film was. She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. It was nominated for an Oscar in 1938 for The Terrible Truth in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay .
She was married to Eugene Delmar. Her son, director Gray Delmar, died in a car accident in 1966.
Filmography
- 1929: Dance Hall
- 1930: Playing Around
- 1930: A Soldier's Plaything
- 1931: Bad Girl
- 1932: Marido y mujer
- 1932: Uptown New York
- 1933: The Woman Accused
- 1933: Escape from yesterday (pick-up)
- 1933: Chance at Heaven
- 1934: Sadie McKee
- 1935: Love in the blink of an eye (Hands Across the Table)
- 1935: Bad Boy
- 1936: King of Burlesque
- 1937: No place for parents (Make Way for Tomorrow)
- 1937: The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- 1938: Letter of Introduction
- 1940: Manhattan Heartbeat
- 1942: The Great Man's Lady
- 1947: Cynthia
- 1950: Starlight Theater (1 episode)
- 1954: About Mrs. Leslie
- 1955/1956: Lux Video Theater (2 episodes)
- 1956: Matinee Theater (1 episode)
Web links
- Viña Delmar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delmar, Viña |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Croter, Alvina (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1990 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |