Biografía
- Nació el 13/07/1896
- Lenore J. Coffee falleció el 02/07/1984 a los 87 años.
From WikipediaLenore Jackson Coffee (13 July 1896, San Francisco – 2 July1984, Woodland Hills, California) was an American screenwriter, playwright andnovelist.Coffee began her career when she answered an ad requesting ascreen story for the actress Clara Kimball Young and was awarded a one-yearcontract at $50 a week.She was twice nominated for an Academy Award for bestAdapted Screenplay. The first time was for Street of Chance in 1929/30, adaptedfrom the story by Oliver H. P. Garrett, in collaboration with Howard Estabrook;and the second was with Julius J. Epstein in 1938 for Four Daughters, based onFannie Hurst's novel, Sister Act.Coffee was married to writer and director William J. Cowen,and one of her ancestors was U.S. General John Coffee, Chief of Staff to AndrewJackson at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.
