Dorothy Bennett

Dorothy Bennett
BornNovember 25, 1907
DeKalb, Indiana, USA
DiedAugust 29, 1988 (aged 80)
San Diego, California, USA
OccupationScreenwriter
SpouseLink Hannah

Dorothy Bennett (sometimes credited as Dorothy Hannah) was an American screenwriter, novelist, and playwright who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1940s.

Biography

Bennett worked in advertising before finding success as a playwright on Broadway. Before collaborating with Irving White, Dorothy wrote two other plays: Sixteen in August and A Woman's A Fool. After Hollywood produced several big-screen adaptations of her plays, she moved to Los Angeles and took on work at MGM as a screenwriter. With actor/playwright John Irving White they wrote the play Fly Away Home in 1939.This became the film Daughters Courageous starring John Garfield and the Lane sisters, released in 1939.

Bennett married to Link Hannah, who she met while working in advertising. The pair, who occasionally wrote plays together, had three children.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Skolsky, Sidney (May 19, 1943). "Skolsky's Hollywood: Servant Problems". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  2. ↑ White, Irving (January 15, 1935). "Playbill Irving White Writer". www.Playbill.com. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dorothy Bennett". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Eddie Cantor Rolls His Own". The Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1941). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series.
  6. ↑ "Dorothy Bennett - WGA Directory". directories.wga.org. Retrieved 2019-04-30.