Adelaide Heilbron

Adelaide Heilbron was an American screenwriter known for films like The Dressmaker from Paris and Lessons for Wives.^[1]

Adelaide Heilbron
Born	June 25, 1892 Seattle, Washington, United States
Died	March 6, 1974 Seattle, Washington, United States
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1921-1944 (film)

Biography

Adelaide Heilbron was born into a prominent Seattle family. Her parents were George H. Heilbron (editor at The Seattle Post Intelligencer)^[2] and Adelaide Elizabeth Piper (daughter of W.H. Piper, a well-known Boston bookstore owner).^[3] Heilbron graduated from Smith College in 1920 and got her start in the film industry providing coverage for Famous Players–Lasky in New York, moving into script supervising before becoming a screenwriter.^[4][5][6]

Partial filmography

• At the End of the World (1921)
• The Danger Point (1922)
• Lilies of the Field (1924)
• New Lives for Old (1925)
• Mantrap (1926)
• Syncopating Sue (1926)
• Dance Magic (1927)
• Heart to Heart (1928)
• The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
• Captain Swagger (1928)
• My Sin (1931)
• Misleading Lady (1932)
• It's All Yours (1937)
• Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
• Friendly Enemies (1942)
• Faces in the Fog (1944)