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'''Margaret Turnbull''' (17 November 1872 &ndash; 12 June 1942) was a Scottish playwright and [[screenwriter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-margaret-turnbull/|title=Margaret Turnbull – Women Film Pioneers Project|website=wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu|access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref> She wrote for 51 films between 1914 and 1939. She also wrote novels, such as ''The Close Up'' (1918),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000028740511?int-auth=3000017287236|title=The Close-up|last=|first=|date=|website=The European Library|publisher=The European Library|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> ''Alabaster Lamps'' (1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000028740507?int-auth=3000017287236|title=Alabaster Lamps|last=|first=|date=|website=The European Library|publisher=The European Library|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> and ''The Bride's Mirror'' (1934).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000028740509?int-auth=3000017287236|title=The Bride's Mirror|last=|first=|date=|website=The European Library|publisher=The European Library|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> She was born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] and died in [[Yarmouthport, Massachusetts]]. She was the sister of producer [[Hector Turnbull]]. She worked for the [[Famous Players-Lasky|Famous]] Players-Lasky studios in Islington, England, and also spent some of her career in Hollywood.
'''Margaret Turnbull''' (17 November 1872 &ndash; 12 June 1942) was a Scottish playwright and [[screenwriter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-margaret-turnbull/|title=Margaret Turnbull – Women Film Pioneers Project|website=wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> She wrote for 51 films between 1914 and 1939. She also wrote novels, such as ''The Close Up'' (1918),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000028740511?int-auth=3000017287236|title=The Close-up|last=|first=|date=|website=The European Library|publisher=The European Library|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> ''Alabaster Lamps'' (1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000028740507?int-auth=3000017287236|title=Alabaster Lamps|last=|first=|date=|website=The European Library|publisher=The European Library|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> and ''The Bride's Mirror'' (1934).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000028740509?int-auth=3000017287236|title=The Bride's Mirror|last=|first=|date=|website=The European Library|publisher=The European Library|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> She was born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] and died in [[Yarmouthport, Massachusetts]]. She was the sister of producer [[Hector Turnbull]]. She worked for the [[Famous Players-Lasky|Famous]] Players-Lasky studios in Islington, England, and also spent some of her career in Hollywood.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Appearances (film)|Appearances]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Appearances (film)|Appearances]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Three Live Ghosts (1922 film)|Three Live Ghosts]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Three Live Ghosts (1922 film)|Three Live Ghosts]]'' (1922)
* ''La Bataille'' (1923)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bccb8c6|title=La BATAILLE (1923)|last=|first=|date=|website=BFI.org|publisher=BFI|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>
* ''La Bataille'' (1923)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bccb8c6|title=La BATAILLE (1923)|last=|first=|date=|website=BFI.org|publisher=BFI|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:46, 2 September 2017

Margaret Turnbull
Born(1872-11-17)17 November 1872
Glasgow, Scotland
Died12 June 1942(1942-06-12) (aged 69)
Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, USA
OccupationWriter
Years active1914-1939

Margaret Turnbull (17 November 1872 – 12 June 1942) was a Scottish playwright and screenwriter.[1] She wrote for 51 films between 1914 and 1939. She also wrote novels, such as The Close Up (1918),[2] Alabaster Lamps (1925)[3] and The Bride's Mirror (1934).[4] She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts. She was the sister of producer Hector Turnbull. She worked for the Famous Players-Lasky studios in Islington, England, and also spent some of her career in Hollywood.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Margaret Turnbull – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Close-up". The European Library. The European Library. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Alabaster Lamps". The European Library. The European Library. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "The Bride's Mirror". The European Library. The European Library. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "La BATAILLE (1923)". BFI.org. BFI. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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