Hilda Laura Hess was born in Sierra Mojada, Mexico, to Louis Hess (a Bavarian Jewish merchant involved in mining) and Mollie Sanders; the family later spent time in El Paso.[1] She graduated from El Paso High School and ended up working as a newspaper reporter for several years.[2] By the 1920s, she had settled in Los Angeles, where she gained employment as a script reader in Fox's scenario department before working her way into a writing role. Her first credited screenplay was on 1934's Dos Más Uno Dos, a Spanish-language film.
In 1926, Hilda married fellow screenwriter John Stone.[3][4] She and her husband—who went on to be a well-known producer at Fox—later collaborated on a number of films.[5] Their son, Peter Stone, later became a screenwriter and acclaimed playwright. The pair divorced in 1949 after she eloped to Paris with writer[6] George Marton[7].[8][9] After the divorce, she retired form the business.
She lived at the Sierra Towers and died in Los Angeles on March 5, 1992, aged 86, and was interred in Hillside Memorial Park.[citation needed]
^"Happenings". The El Paso Herald Post. September 7, 1936. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^"4 Aug 1926, Page 4 - El Paso Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
^Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN9780520209640.
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^"26 Dec 1943, 21 - The Miami News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
hilda, stone, hilda, laura, stone, occasionally, credited, birth, name, hilda, hess, american, screenwriter, active, 1930s, 1940s, bornhilda, laura, hessaugust, 1905sierra, mojada, mexicodiedmarch, 1992, aged, angeles, california, usaoccupationscreenwriterspou. Hilda Laura Stone occasionally credited by her birth name Hilda Hess was an American screenwriter active in the 1930s and 1940s Hilda StoneBornHilda Laura HessAugust 2 1905Sierra Mojada MexicoDiedMarch 4 1992 aged 86 Los Angeles California USAOccupationScreenwriterSpouse s John Stone div George MartonChildrenPeter StoneBiography editHilda Laura Hess was born in Sierra Mojada Mexico to Louis Hess a Bavarian Jewish merchant involved in mining and Mollie Sanders the family later spent time in El Paso 1 She graduated from El Paso High School and ended up working as a newspaper reporter for several years 2 By the 1920s she had settled in Los Angeles where she gained employment as a script reader in Fox s scenario department before working her way into a writing role Her first credited screenplay was on 1934 s Dos Mas Uno Dos a Spanish language film In 1926 Hilda married fellow screenwriter John Stone 3 4 She and her husband who went on to be a well known producer at Fox later collaborated on a number of films 5 Their son Peter Stone later became a screenwriter and acclaimed playwright The pair divorced in 1949 after she eloped to Paris with writer 6 George Marton 7 8 9 After the divorce she retired form the business She lived at the Sierra Towers and died in Los Angeles on March 5 1992 aged 86 and was interred in Hillside Memorial Park citation needed Selected filmography editThey Live in Fear 1944 Girl in 313 1940 Everybody s Baby 1939 Pardon Our Nerve 1939 Passport Husband 1938 Dos Mas Uno Dos 1934 References edit Happenings The El Paso Herald Post September 7 1936 Retrieved January 30 2019 4 Aug 1926 Page 4 El Paso Herald at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2019 01 31 Gevinson Alan Institute American Film 1997 Within Our Gates Ethnicity in American Feature Films 1911 1960 University of California Press ISBN 9780520209640 19 Aug 1926 18 The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2019 01 31 26 Dec 1943 21 The Miami News at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2019 01 31 History the Marton Agency Inc Peter Stone 17 Feb 1949 1 Leader Telegram at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2019 01 31 Inc Nielsen Business Media 1949 03 05 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last has generic name help nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American screenwriter born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hilda Stone amp oldid 1172905075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
