Joan Harrison

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Biography

Joan Harrison (20 June 1907 – 14 August 1994) was an English screenwriter and producer. She became the first female screenwriter to be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar when the category was introduced in 1940, and was the first screenwriter to receive two Academy Award nominations in the same year in separate categories, for co-writing the screenplay for the films Foreign Correspondent (1940) (original) and Rebecca (1940) (adapted), both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with whom she had a long professional relationship. From Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Joan Harrison has 27 screen credits in a career dating back to 1934. Signature works include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ride the Pink Horse, They Won't Believe Me. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Production
Gender
female
Known Credits
27
Birth Date
1907-06-26 00:00:00
Birth Place
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

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