Bess Meredyth

Bess Meredyth (February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was a film writer and silent film actress. The wife of the Casablanca director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her son, John Meredyth Lucas, wrote for television.

Selected filmography

• The Unsuspected (1947)
• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
• The Mighty Barnum (1934)
• The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
• Laughing Sinners (1931)
• The Sea Bat (1930)
• Romance (1930)
• A Woman of Affairs (1928) - nominated for Academy Award
• The Scarlet Lady (1928)
• The Magic Flame (1927)
• Don Juan (1926)
• A Slave of Fashion (1925)
• The Red Lily (1924)
• Thy Name Is Woman (1924)
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