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American screenwriter active 1938-1940 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edith Skouras (June 6, 1911 – June 21, 2015) was an American screenwriter who primarily worked in Hollywood in the 1930s.[1]
Edith Skouras | |
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Born | Edith Helen Skouras June 6, 1911 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
Died | June 21, 2015 (aged 104) Santa Barbara, California, USA |
Education | Hosmer Hall |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Spouse | Jack Jungmeyer Jr. |
Parent | Charles Skouras |
Relatives | George Skouras (uncle) Spyros Skouras (uncle) |
Edith was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Charles Skouras and Florence Souders. The family spent time in Missouri, where Charles and his brothers built a theater business and Edith attended Hosmer Hall. After the extended family moved further west, her father eventually became head of Fox West Coast Theaters, which he ran with Edith's uncles.[2] Edith married Jack Jungmeyer Jr., an assistant film producer at 20th Century Fox, in 1938. The pair often collaborated on projects together.[2][3][4] She died in Santa Barbara, California, in 2015.[5]
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