Dorothy Bennett

American screenwriter

For the American anthropologist and astronomer, see Dorothy A. Bennett.

Dorothy Bennett

Born| November 25, 1907

DeKalb, Indiana, USA

Died| August 29, 1988 (aged 80)

San Diego, California, USA

Occupation| Screenwriter
Spouse| Link 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.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Bennett worked in advertising before finding a success as a playwright on Broadway. After Hollywood produced several big-screen adaptations of her plays, she moved to Los Angeles and took on work at MGM as a screenwriter. Bennett was married to Link Hannah, who she met while working in advertising. The pair, who occasionally wrote plays together, had three children.[2][3]

## Selected filmography[edit]

* The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
* Do You Love Me (1946)
* Patrick the Great (1945)
* Sensations of 1945 (1944)
* Show Business (1944)
* All by Myself (1943)
* Mister Big (1943)
* Follow the Band (1943)
* It Comes Up Love (1943)
* When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
* Always in My Heart (1942)
* Daughters Courageous (1939)
* Life Begins with Love (1937)
* Wives Never Know (1936)[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Skolsky, Sidney (May 19, 1943). "Skolsky's Hollywood: Servant Problems". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
2. ^ "Eddie Cantor Rolls His Own". The Los Angeles Times.
3. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1941). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series.
4. ^ "Dorothy Bennett - WGA Directory". directories.wga.org. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

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