Jane Murfin
Writing

Jane Murfin

Born 1884-10-27 · Quincy, Michigan, USA · Died 1955-08-10

From Wikipedia Jane Murfin (October 27, 1884 – August 10, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. The author of several successful plays, she wrote some of them with actress Jane Cowl—most notably Smilin' Through (1919), a sentimental fantasy that was adapted three times for motion pictures. In Hollywood Murfin became a popular screenwriter whose credits include What Price Hollywood? (1932), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. In the 1920s she wrote and produced films for her dog Strongheart, the first major canine star.

Known for

The Women★ 5
The Women
2008
The Women★ 7
The Women
1939
Pride and Prejudice★ 6.9
Pride and Prejudice
1940
Come and Get It★ 6.7
Come and Get It
1936
Alice Adams★ 6.7
Alice Adams
1935
Dragon Seed★ 6.4
Dragon Seed
1944
Roberta★ 7.1
Roberta
1935
What Price Hollywood?★ 6.7
What Price Hollywood?
1932
The Shining Hour★ 6.6
The Shining Hour
1938
After Tonight★ 7
After Tonight
1933
Lilac Time★ 6
Lilac Time
1928
Too Many Cooks★ 1
Too Many Cooks
1931
Rockabye★ 6.3
Rockabye
1932
The Runaway Bride★ 5
The Runaway Bride
1930
The Silver Cord★ 8
The Silver Cord
1933
The Little Minister★ 6.2
The Little Minister
1934
Double Harness★ 7.2
Double Harness
1933
Lawful Larceny★ 5
Lawful Larceny
1930
White Shoulders
White Shoulders
1931
Stand Up and Fight★ 5.7
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Street Girl★ 6
Street Girl
1929
The Love Master
The Love Master
1924
Flight for Freedom★ 5.2
Flight for Freedom
1943
White Fang
White Fang
1925
Our Betters★ 5.5
Our Betters
1933
The Life of Vergie Winters★ 5.8
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
The Crime Doctor★ 6
The Crime Doctor
1934
Friends and Lovers★ 5
Friends and Lovers
1931
Romance in Manhattan★ 8.1
Romance in Manhattan
1935
The Savage
The Savage
1926
This Man Is Mine★ 5.2
This Man Is Mine
1934
Young Bride★ 5
Young Bride
1932
Ann Vickers★ 6.7
Ann Vickers
1933
Break of Hearts★ 6.2
Break of Hearts
1935
That Girl from Paris★ 6
That Girl from Paris
1936
Half Marriage★ 5
Half Marriage
1929
I'll Take Romance★ 4
I'll Take Romance
1937
Brawn of the North
Brawn of the North
1922
The Fountain★ 9.5
The Fountain
1934
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through
1922