Connie Lee

Connie Lee was an American screenwriter and songwriter known for her work on the Blondie films, as well as a number of B-Westerns (one of few women working in the genre at the time).[1][2]

Connie Lee
Born1918 (age 102–103)
Other namesConstance Lee, Connie Lee Bennett
OccupationScreenwriter, songwriter
Years active1936–1953
Spouse(s)Seymour Bennett

Biography

Lee came out of the Tin Pan Alley school of songwriting, and was given a contract by Ambassador Pictures to write songs for a few of its films.[3] By the time she was 19, she began writing screenplays; her first feature, Swing It, Professor, was released in 1937. She often collaborated on scripts with Karen DeWolf: As a duo, the two penned Nine Girls and many of the Blondie titles.

Lee married screenwriter Seymour Bennett (born Seymour Berkowitz) at some point in the early 1950s; the pair collaborated on the story for 1953's The Last Posse. Lee's and Bennett's careers came to an end by the early 1950s when they were placed on the Hollywood blacklist for alleged Communist ties.[4] Lee and Bennett were named in 1953 by fellow screenwriter David Lang.[5]

Screenwriting credits

References
  1. Morton, Lisa; Adamson, Kent (2015-02-18). Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457069.
  2. "11 Mar 1939, 7 - Wilmington Daily Press Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. "6 Feb 1937, Page 3 - Corsicana Daily Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  4. "A film guide for the left". People's World. 2003-11-14. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. "25 Mar 1953, Page 24 - Muncie Evening Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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