Edith Skouras

Edith Skouras (June 6, 1911 – June 21, 2015) was an American screenwriter who primarily worked in Hollywood in the 1930s.^[1]

Edith Skouras
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)

Biography

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]

Selected filmography

• Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
• On Their Own (1940)
• High School (1940)
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
• Always Goodbye (1938)