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| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|2|10|1898|3|20}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|2|10|1898|3|20}}
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]]
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]]
| occupation = screenwriter, director, producer, copywriter
| occupation = Screenwriter, director, producer, copywriter
| nationality = American
| nationality = American
| education = [[University of California at Los Angeles]]
| education = [[University of California at Los Angeles]]
| spouse = George DeNormand
| spouse = George DeNormand
}}
}}
[[File:Finishing School Movie Poster (1934).jpg|thumb|Finishing School - Film Directed by Wanda Tuchock]]
[[File:Finishing School Movie Poster (1934).jpg|thumb|''Finishing School'', a film directed by Wanda Tuchock]]
'''Wanda Tuchock''' was an American advertising [[copywriter]], [[screenwriter]], [[Film director|director]], and [[Film producer|producer]] during the early 20th century. She was credited with writing for over thirty films, and was one of the two women in the 1930s to be credited as a director on a Hollywood film. She retired in 1973 and died in 1985 at the age of 86.
'''Wanda Tuchock''' was an American advertising [[copywriter]], [[screenwriter]], [[Film director|director]], and [[Film producer|producer]] during the early 20th century. She was credited with writing for over thirty films, and was one of the two women in the 1930s to be credited as a director on a Hollywood film. She retired in 1973 and died in 1985 at the age of 86.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Tuchock was born on March 20, 1898 in [[Pueblo, Colorado]].<ref name=Maltin2010a>{{citation |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |title=Overview for Wanda Tuchock |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/194756%7C153948/Wanda-Tuchock/ |date=2010 |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref> Tuchock attended the [[University of California]] at [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=Maltin2010a /> She married the actor and director George DeNormand, who was born on September 22, 1903 in [[New York (state)|New York]] and died on December 23, 1976 in California.<ref name=Maltin2010a /> Tuchock retired at the age of 75 in 1973. She died on February 10, 1985 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]] of an undisclosed illness at the age of 86.<ref name=UPIobit>{{cite news |title=Writer, Film Producer Wanda Tuchock, 86 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-02-13/news/8501090204_1_television-hospital-home-stretch-writer-and-producer |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=United Press International |date=13 February 1985}}</ref>
Tuchock was born on March 20, 1898 in [[Pueblo, Colorado]].<ref name=Maltin2010a>{{citation |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |title=Overview for Wanda Tuchock |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/194756%7C153948/Wanda-Tuchock/ |date=2010 |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref> She attended the [[University of California]] at [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=Maltin2010a /> She married the actor and director George DeNormand, who was born on September 22, 1903 in [[New York (state)|New York]] and died on December 23, 1976 in California.<ref name=Maltin2010a /> Tuchock retired at the age of 75 in 1973. She died on February 10, 1985 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]] of an undisclosed illness at the age of 86.<ref name=UPIobit>{{cite news |title=Writer, Film Producer Wanda Tuchock, 86 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-02-13/news/8501090204_1_television-hospital-home-stretch-writer-and-producer |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=United Press International |date=13 February 1985}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Tuchock began her career as an advertising copy editor. In 1927, at the age of 30, she entered the silent film industry. She only had one [[silent film]] credit which allowed her to become "one of the few women who began her career in the silent era and was able to maintain her career in Hollywood during the early sound years".<ref name=Koerner2013>{{citation |last1=Koerner |first1=Michelle |chapter=Wanda Tuchock |chapterurl=https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-wanda-tuchock/ |title=Women Film Pioneers Project |url=https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/ |date=27 September 2013 |editors=Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta |publisher=Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries}}</ref> She was one of the few female screenwriters who worked at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in the early 1930s.<ref name=Koerner2013 /> At [[RKO|RKO Radio Pictures]] she became one of only two women in the 1930s, next to [[Dorothy Arzner]], to be credited as a director on a Hollywood film.<ref name=Koerner2013 /> Between the 1930s and the 1950s, she drew in thirty-one writing credits, two directing credits, and one producer credit.<ref name=IMDb>{{cite web |title=Wanda Tuchock |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875746/ |website=IMDb |accessdate=4 November 2014}}</ref> In the 1950s, Tuchock was credited as a producer, writer, and direcector of a short called ''Road Runners''.<ref name=IMDb />
Tuchock began her career as an advertising copy editor. In 1927, at the age of 30, she entered the [[silent film]] industry. She only had one silent film credit; she was "one of the few women who began her career in the silent era and was able to maintain her career in Hollywood during the early sound years".<ref name=Koerner2013>{{citation |last1=Koerner |first1=Michelle |chapter=Wanda Tuchock |chapterurl=https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-wanda-tuchock/ |title=Women Film Pioneers Project |url=https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/ |date=27 September 2013 |editors=Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta |publisher=Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries}}</ref> She was one of the few female screenwriters who worked at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in the early 1930s.<ref name=Koerner2013 /> At [[RKO|RKO Radio Pictures]] she became one of only two women in the 1930s, next to [[Dorothy Arzner]], to be credited as a director on a Hollywood film.<ref name=Koerner2013 /> Between the 1930s and the 1950s, she drew in thirty-one writing credits, two directing credits, and one producer credit.<ref name=IMDb>{{cite web |title=Wanda Tuchock |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875746/ |website=IMDb |accessdate=4 November 2014}}</ref> In the 1950s, Tuchock was credited as a producer, writer, and direcector of a short called ''Road Runners''.<ref name=IMDb />


==Milestones==
==Milestones==
In 1929 Tuchock wrote ''[[Hallelujah (film)|Hallelujah]]'',<ref name=Maltin2010a /> the first black-cast film produced by a major studio. In 1931 she wrote the adaptation for the film ''[[Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)]].''<ref name=Maltin2010a /> In 1932 she did the original adaptation for the film [[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]<ref name=Maltin2010a /> based on the [[Little Orphan Annie|comic strip]]. In 1934 Tuchick co-directed and wrote the film [[Finishing School (film)|Finishing School]] with George Nichols Jr.<ref name=Maltin2010a /> In 1940 she wrote the musical ''[[Youth Will Be Served]]''.<ref name=Maltin2010a /> In 1947 she wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Foxes of Harrow]]''.<ref name=Maltin2010a />
In 1929 Tuchock wrote ''[[Hallelujah (film)|Hallelujah]]'',<ref name=Maltin2010a /> the first black-cast film produced by a major studio. In 1931 she wrote the adaptation for the film ''[[Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)]].''<ref name=Maltin2010a /> In 1932 she did the original adaptation for the film ''[[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'',<ref name=Maltin2010a /> based on the [[Little Orphan Annie|comic strip]]. In 1934 Tuchock co-directed and wrote the film ''[[Finishing School (film)|Finishing School]]'' with George Nichols Jr.<ref name=Maltin2010a /> In 1940 she wrote the musical ''[[Youth Will Be Served]]''.<ref name=Maltin2010a /> In 1947 she wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Foxes of Harrow]]''.<ref name=Maltin2010a />


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
Tuchock achieved more in the 20th century than most women in the film industry did during that period. Apart from Dorothy Arzner, Tuchock was the only woman to receive directing credit on a Hollywood studio film in the 1930s. She wrote and co-directed the film [[Finishing School (1953 film)|"Finishing School"]] with [[George Nicholls, Jr.|George Nicholls Jr.]], and directed [[Ready for Love (1934 film)|"Ready For Love"]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/wanda-tuchock-57301092/|title=Wanda Tuchock {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1898|last=Staff|first=Hollywood.com|date=2014-05-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref>She also achieved recognition during the early 20th century as a female screenwriter at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref name=Koerner2013 /> Tuchock was a charter member of the [[Screen Writers Guild]].<ref name=Koerner2013 /> She was named as a lifetime member of the Board of [[Trustees]] of the [[Motion Picture and Television Fund]].<ref name=IMDb />
Tuchock achieved more in the 20th century than did most women in the film industry. Apart from Dorothy Arzner, Tuchock was the only woman to receive directing credit on a Hollywood studio film in the 1930s. She wrote and co-directed the film ''Finishing School'' with [[George Nicholls, Jr.]], and directed ''[[Ready for Love (1934 film)|Ready For Love]]''. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/wanda-tuchock-57301092/|title=Wanda Tuchock {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1898|last=Staff|first=Hollywood.com|date=2014-05-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref> She also achieved recognition during the early 20th century as a female screenwriter at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref name=Koerner2013 /> Tuchock was a charter member of the [[Screen Writers Guild]].<ref name=Koerner2013 /> She was named a lifetime member of the Board of [[Trustees]] of the [[Motion Picture and Television Fund]].<ref name=IMDb />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Grand Old Girl]]'' - 1935 story
* ''[[Grand Old Girl]]'' - 1935 story
* ''[[O'Shaughnessy's Boy]]'' - 1935 screenplay
* ''[[O'Shaughnessy's Boy]]'' - 1935 screenplay
* ''[[Hawaii Calls|Hawaii Calls (film)]]'' - 1938 screenplay
* ''[[Hawaii Calls]]'' - 1938 screenplay
* ''[[The Llano Kid]]'' - 1939 screenplay
* ''[[The Llano Kid]]'' - 1939 screenplay
* ''[[Youth Will Be Served]]'' - 1940
* ''[[Youth Will Be Served]]'' - 1940
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* ''Road Runners'' - 1952 short
* ''Road Runners'' - 1952 short
* ''The Living Swamp'' - 1955 short documentary
* ''The Living Swamp'' - 1955 short documentary
* ''[[Man Without a Gun]]'' - 1959 TV series, 1 episode Daughter of the Dragon
* ''[[Man Without a Gun]]'' - 1959 TV series, 1 episode, "Daughter of the Dragon"


===Director===
===Director===

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Wanda Tuchock
Born(1898-03-20)March 20, 1898
Pueblo, Colorado
DiedFebruary 10, 1985(1985-02-10) (aged 86)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
OccupationScreenwriter, director, producer, copywriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California at Los Angeles
SpouseGeorge DeNormand
Finishing School, a film directed by Wanda Tuchock

Wanda Tuchock was an American advertising copywriter, screenwriter, director, and producer during the early 20th century. She was credited with writing for over thirty films, and was one of the two women in the 1930s to be credited as a director on a Hollywood film. She retired in 1973 and died in 1985 at the age of 86.

Personal life

Tuchock was born on March 20, 1898 in Pueblo, Colorado.[1] She attended the University of California at Los Angeles.[1] She married the actor and director George DeNormand, who was born on September 22, 1903 in New York and died on December 23, 1976 in California.[1] Tuchock retired at the age of 75 in 1973. She died on February 10, 1985 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles of an undisclosed illness at the age of 86.[2]

Career

Tuchock began her career as an advertising copy editor. In 1927, at the age of 30, she entered the silent film industry. She only had one silent film credit; she was "one of the few women who began her career in the silent era and was able to maintain her career in Hollywood during the early sound years".[3] She was one of the few female screenwriters who worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the early 1930s.[3] At RKO Radio Pictures she became one of only two women in the 1930s, next to Dorothy Arzner, to be credited as a director on a Hollywood film.[3] Between the 1930s and the 1950s, she drew in thirty-one writing credits, two directing credits, and one producer credit.[4] In the 1950s, Tuchock was credited as a producer, writer, and direcector of a short called Road Runners.[4]

Milestones

In 1929 Tuchock wrote Hallelujah,[1] the first black-cast film produced by a major studio. In 1931 she wrote the adaptation for the film Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise).[1] In 1932 she did the original adaptation for the film Little Orphan Annie,[1] based on the comic strip. In 1934 Tuchock co-directed and wrote the film Finishing School with George Nichols Jr.[1] In 1940 she wrote the musical Youth Will Be Served.[1] In 1947 she wrote the screenplay for The Foxes of Harrow.[1]

Achievements

Tuchock achieved more in the 20th century than did most women in the film industry. Apart from Dorothy Arzner, Tuchock was the only woman to receive directing credit on a Hollywood studio film in the 1930s. She wrote and co-directed the film Finishing School with George Nicholls, Jr., and directed Ready For Love. [5] She also achieved recognition during the early 20th century as a female screenwriter at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[3] Tuchock was a charter member of the Screen Writers Guild.[3] She was named a lifetime member of the Board of Trustees of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.[4]

Filmography

Tuchock wrote for over thirty films,[6][4] directed three,[1][4] and produced one.[3][4]

Writer

Director

Producer

  • Road Runners - 1952

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maltin, Leonard (2010), Overview for Wanda Tuchock, Turner Classic Movies, retrieved 12 June 2016
  2. ^ "Writer, Film Producer Wanda Tuchock, 86". Chicago Tribune. United Press International. 13 February 1985.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Koerner, Michelle (27 September 2013), "Wanda Tuchock", Women Film Pioneers Project, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Wanda Tuchock". IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (2014-05-23). "Wanda Tuchock | Biography and Filmography | 1898". Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  6. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2010), Filmography for Wanda Tuchock, Turner Classic Movies, retrieved 12 June 2016
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