Bess Meredyth

• Born: 1890 in Buffalo, New York
• Died: Jul 13, 1969 in Woodland Hills, California
• Occupation: Writer, Director
• Active: '20s-'30s
• Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Career Highlights: Don Juan, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, The Affairs of Cellini
• First Major Screen Credit: Pay Me (1917)

Biography

A tiny, vivacious blonde, American actress/screenwriter Bess Meredyth entered films as an extra in 1914. She developed into a comedy ingenue, appearing in the Bess one-reeler series of the mid teens. Upon marrying actor Wilfred Lucas, she retired from acting to concentrate on writing; she also co-directed a film with her husband, Morgan's Raiders (1918). After an acrimonious split-up with Lucas, Bess married director Michael Curtiz. Bess' most famous screenplays include Don Juan (1926), Ben-Hur (1926), A Woman of Affairs (1928) and The Mighty Barnum (1934). Bess Meredyth was the mother of writer-director John Meredyth Lucas, of Mannix fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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