Biography
From Wikipedia Lenore Jackson Coffee (13 July 1896, San Francisco – 2 July 1984, Woodland Hills, California) was an American screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Coffee began her career when she answered an ad requesting a screen story for the actress Clara Kimball Young and was awarded a one-year contract at $50 a week. She was twice nominated for an Academy Award for best Adapted Screenplay. The first time was for Street of Chance in 1929/30, adapted from the story by Oliver H. P. Garrett, in collaboration with Howard Estabrook. The second time was with Julius J. Epstein in 1938 for Four Daughters, based on Fannie Hurst's novel Sister Act. Coffee was married to writer and director William J. Cowen. One of her ancestors was U.S. General John Coffee, Chief of Staff to Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.
Wrote 63
1960s
- 1967
- 1960
Cash McCall
Screenplay
1950s
- 1958
- 1955
Footsteps in the Fog
Screenplay
The End of the Affair
Screenplay
- 1954
- 1952
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Story
- 1946
- 1944
Till We Meet Again
Screenplay
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Screenplay
- 1943
- 1942
The Gay Sisters
Screenplay
- 1941
The Great Lie
Screenplay
- 1940
The Way of All Flesh
Screenplay
My Son, My Son!
Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
Story
- 1938
Four Daughters
Screenplay
White Banners
Screenplay
- 1936
Suzy
Screenplay
- 1935
Age of Indiscretion
Original Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Adaptation, Screenplay
- 1934
Evelyn Prentice
Screenplay
All Men Are Enemies
Screenplay
Four Frightened People
Screenplay
- 1933
Torch Singer
Screenplay
- 1932
Downstairs
Screenplay
Night Court
Writer
Arsène Lupin
Dialogue
- 1931
Honor of the Family
Writer
The Squaw Man
Screenplay
- 1930
Mothers Cry
Adaptation
Street of Chance
Writer
1920s
- 1929
The Bishop Murder Case
Writer
Desert Nights
Writer
- 1927
Chicago
Screenplay
The Angel of Broadway
Screenplay
Lonesome Ladies
Story
The Night of Love
Screenplay
- 1926
For Alimony Only
Writer
The Volga Boatman
Screenplay
- 1925
East Lynne
Writer
Hell's Highroad
Writer
The Swan
Writer
- 1924
The Rose of Paris
Writer
Fools Highway
Writer
- 1923
Thundering Dawn
Screenplay, Story
Daytime Wives
Story
The Age of Desire
Writer
Temptation
Story
The Dangerous Age
Writer
- 1922
Sherlock Brown
Adaptation
The Right That Failed
Screenplay
- 1921
Alias Ladyfingers
Adaptation
Hush
Writer
- 1920
For the Soul of Rafael
Writer
The Fighting Shepherdess
Writer
The Forbidden Woman
Story
1910s
- 1919
The Better Wife
Screenplay, Story
Other crew 2
1930s
- 1939
Stronger Than Desire
Additional Writing
- 1934
Such Women Are Dangerous
Additional Dialogue