Dorothy Howell (screenwriter)


Dorothy Howell, was an American screenwriter active mostly during the 1920s and 1930s.

Biography

Born to Elmer Howell and Carrie Lorenz, Dorothy was raised in Illinois alongside her younger brother Raymond. Raymond would go on to work at Hollywood studios as a technician, according to census records.
Howell worked as a scenarist and screenwriter for Columbia for much of her career. She started out at Columbia as Harry Cohn's secretary and was appointed assistant general production manager at the company in 1926. Before joining Columbia, she had also worked as a secretary to executives Irving Thalberg and B.P. Schulberg.
She was married to Mendel B. Silverberg, a prominent entertainment lawyer.

Selected filmography

Unmarried Wives The New Champion Fighting Youth A Fight to the Finish The Better Way The Price of Honor Birds of Prey Rich Men's Sons The Romantic Age The Kid Sister Alias the Lone Wolf Playing Straight Stage Kisses The Reckoning Virgin Lips Runaway Girls Submarine The Street of Illusion The Donovan Affair The Squealer For the Love o' Lil Men Without Law The Last Parade Lover Come Back Fifty Fathoms Deep Men in Her Life The Final Edition Whirlpool I'll Fix It