
Florence Ryerson
72
years 1965
Biography
Florence Ryerson (September 20, 1892 – June 8, 1965) was an American playwright, screenwriter and co-author of the script for the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." Between 1915 and 1927 she published more than 30 short stories and then joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1926 to work on silent film scripts. In 1930 and 1933 she and her husband wrote two of the earliest books about teenage girlhood. The books were based on a short story series Ryerson had started in 1925. She continued to write for most of her life, writing plays for Broadway in the 1940s.
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| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Get Your Hair Cut | 1927 | Writer |
| The Demi-Bride | 1927 | Writer |
| Adam and Evil | 1927 | Writer |
| Wickedness Preferred | 1928 | Writer |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | 1928 | Writer |
| Hot News | 1928 | Writer |
| The Canary Murder Case | 1929 | Screenplay |
| Dangerous Curves | 1929 | Writer |
| The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu | 1929 | Screenplay |
| Fast Company | 1929 | Screenplay |
| Dangerous Females | 1929 | Writer |
| Pointed Heels | 1929 | Screenplay |
| The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu | 1930 | Writer |
| The Crime of the Century | 1933 | Screenplay |
| This Side of Heaven | 1934 | Screenplay |
| A Wicked Woman | 1934 | Screenplay |
| The Casino Murder Case | 1935 | Screenplay |
| Tough Guy | 1936 | Screenplay |
| Moonlight Murder | 1936 | Writer |
| Mad Holiday | 1936 | Screenplay |
| Everybody Sing | 1938 | Screenplay |
| The Ice Follies of 1939 | 1939 | Screenplay |
| The Kid From Texas | 1939 | Screenplay |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Screenplay |
| Henry Goes Arizona | 1939 | Screenplay |