Virginia Van Upp

Virginia Van Upp (born January 13, 1902 in Chicago , Illinois , † March 25, 1970 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter and film producer .

Career

Virginia Van Upp was under contract as a screenwriter with Paramount Pictures from 1934 , where she worked frequently with director Edward H. Griffith . In 1944, Columbia boss Harry Cohn made her an executive producer in his studio. Van Upp was, alongside Harriet Parsons and Joan Harrison, for a long time one of the few women who worked in this position at a large Hollywood studio.

In 1952 she was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in the category of Best Screenplay in a Film Musical along with Liam O'Brien and Myles Connolly for Frank Capra's wedding parade. However, Van Upp is best known for her collaboration with Columbia's greatest star Rita Hayworth , whose image she largely defined with films such as The Goddess Dances ( Cover Girl , 1944) and Gilda (1946). Both films were hugely successful at the box office and made Hayworth the screen queen of the 1940s, which is why Van Upp was commissioned by Harry Cohn in 1952 to produce Hayworth's comeback after a four-year hiatus with affair in Trinidad .

In 1953 Van Upp withdrew from the film business.

Filmography

script

• 1934: The Pursuit of Happiness - Directed by Alexander Hall
• 1936: Timothy's Quest - Directed by Charles Barton
• 1936: Too Many Parents - Directed by Robert F. McGowan
• 1936: Poppy - Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
• 1936: My American Wife - Directed by Harold Young
• 1936: Easy to Take - Directed by Glenn Tryon
• 1937: Swing High, Swing Low - Director: Mitchell Leisen
• 1938: You and Me ( You and Me ) - Director: Fritz Lang
• 1939: St. Louis Blues - Director: Raoul Walsh
• 1939: Café Society - Directed by Edward H. Griffith
• 1939: Honeymoon in Bali - Director: Edward H. Griffith
• 1941: Virginia - Directed by Edward H. Griffith
• 1941: Come Live with Me ( Come Live with Me ) - Director: Clarence Brown
• 1941: One Night in Lisbon - Directed by Edward H. Griffith
• 1941: Bahama Passage - Directed by Edward H. Griffith
• 1943: The Crystal Ball - Directed by Elliott Nugent
• 1943: Young and Willing - Directed by Edward H. Griffith
• 1944: The Goddess Dances ( Cover Girl ) - Director: Charles Vidor
• 1944: The Impatient Years - Directed by Irving Cummings
• 1944: Model Against Will ( Together Again ) - Director: Charles Vidor
• 1945: She Wouldn't Say Yes - Director: Alexander Hall
• 1946: Gilda - directed by Charles Vidor
• 1951: Hochzeitparade ( Here Comes the Groom ) - Director: Frank Capra
• 1952: Affair in Trinidad ( Affair in Trinidad ) - Directed by Vincent Sherman

production

• 1944: The Impatient Years - Directed by Irving Cummings
• 1944: Model Against Will ( Together Again ) - Director: Charles Vidor
• 1945: She Wouldn't Say Yes - Director: Alexander Hall
• 1946: Gilda - directed by Charles Vidor
• 1952: Affair in Trinidad ( Affair in Trinidad ) - Directed by Vincent Sherman

Web links

• Virginia Van Upp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Virginia Van Upp on filmdirectorssite.com (English)