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Katherine S. Reed

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Katherine S. Reed
Born(1881-07-01)July 1, 1881
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
DiedJuly 1, 1922(1922-07-01) (aged 41)
Long Island, New York, USA
EducationBryn Mawr College
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, suffragist, journalist

Katherine Speer Reed (July 1, 1881 – July 1, 1922) was an American screenwriter and playwright active during Hollywood's silent era.[1] She was also a journalist active in the women's suffrage movement.[2]

Biography

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Katherine was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, to Presbyterian minister William Reed and his wife, Margaret McKnight.[3][4]

By the early 1910s, she was employed as a journalist and was active in the fight to get women the right to vote.[5] She traveled the country organizing conventions, publishing stories, and serving as executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association.[3]

During the late 1910s and early 1920s, she wrote more than two dozen scenarios for early silent pictures produced for the Vitagraph and Selznick companies. Titles included Lorna Doone, Greater Than Fame, and Let's Elope.[3][6]

She died on July 1, 1922, at her brother's home on Long Island, after an illness of about a year.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "4 Dec 1924, Page 10 - The Escanaba Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. ^ "27 Aug 1960, 8 - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "13 Jul 1922, Page 23 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. ^ "19 Mar 1914, Page 7 - The Scranton Truth at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. ^ "7 Aug 1914, Page 11 - New Castle Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. ^ "18 May 1920, Page 8 - Arkansas City Daily Traveler at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
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