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Jane Murfin

b. 1884 — d. 1955 (aged 71) Quincy, Michigan, USA
Writer

From Wikipedia Jane Murfin (October 27, 1884 – August 10, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. The author of several successful plays, she wrote some of them with actress Jane Cowl—most notably Smilin' Through (1919), a sentimental fantasy that was adapted three times for motion pictures. In Hollywood Murfin became a popular screenwriter whose credits include What Price Hollywood? (1932), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. In the 1920s she wrote and produced films for her dog Strongheart, the first major canine star.

Known For

Brawn of the North
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Brawn of the North
1922
Flapper Wives
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Flapper Wives
1924
The Pay-Off
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★ 5.6
The Pay-Off
1930
What Price Hollywood?
🎞️
★ 7.0
What Price Hollywood?
1932

Filmography

The Women
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★ 5.1
The Women
2008 Writer
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★ 6.9
Kraft Television Theatre
1953 Writer
Broadway Television Theatre
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★ 6.3
Broadway Television Theatre
1952 Writer
Dragon Seed
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★ 5.9
Dragon Seed
1944 Writer
Cry 'Havoc'
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★ 7.0
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 Writer
Flight for Freedom
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★ 6.0
Flight for Freedom
1943 Writer
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
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★ 6.7
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941 Writer
Smilin' Through
🎞️
★ 6.4
Smilin' Through
1941 Writer
Pride and Prejudice
🎞️
★ 7.3
Pride and Prejudice
1940 Writer
Northwest Passage
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★ 7.0
Northwest Passage
1940 Writer
The Women
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Women
1939 Writer
Stand Up and Fight
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★ 6.5
Stand Up and Fight
1939 Writer
The Shining Hour
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★ 6.4
The Shining Hour
1938 Writer
I'll Take Romance
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★ 5.9
I'll Take Romance
1937 Writer
Come and Get It
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★ 6.8
Come and Get It
1936 Writer
That Girl from Paris
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★ 5.7
That Girl from Paris
1936 Writer
Alice Adams
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★ 6.8
Alice Adams
1935 Writer
Roberta
🎞️
★ 7.0
Roberta
1935 Writer
Spitfire
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★ 5.4
Spitfire
1934 Writer
Romance in Manhattan
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★ 6.8
Romance in Manhattan
1934 Writer
The Little Minister
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★ 6.2
The Little Minister
1934 Writer
This Man Is Mine
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★ 6.0
This Man Is Mine
1934 Writer
The Life of Vergie Winters
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★ 6.6
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 Writer
The Fountain
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★ 5.7
The Fountain
1934 Writer
The Crime Doctor
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★ 7.1
The Crime Doctor
1934 Writer
Little Women
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★ 7.1
Little Women
1933 Writer
Double Harness
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★ 6.8
Double Harness
1933 Writer
Our Betters
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★ 6.1
Our Betters
1933 Writer
Ann Vickers
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★ 6.2
Ann Vickers
1933 Writer
The Silver Cord
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★ 6.9
The Silver Cord
1933 Writer
After Tonight
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★ 6.2
After Tonight
1933 Writer
What Price Hollywood?
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★ 7.0
What Price Hollywood?
1932 Writer
Smilin' Through
🎞️
★ 6.8
Smilin' Through
1932 Writer
Rockabye
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★ 5.6
Rockabye
1932 Writer
Young Bride
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★ 6.2
Young Bride
1932 Writer
Way Back Home
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★ 5.6
Way Back Home
1931 Writer
Friends and Lovers
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★ 5.4
Friends and Lovers
1931 Writer
Caught Plastered
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★ 6.2
Caught Plastered
1931 Writer
Too Many Cooks
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★ 5.4
Too Many Cooks
1931 Writer
White Shoulders
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White Shoulders
1931 Writer
The Pay-Off
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★ 5.6
The Pay-Off
1930 Writer
The Runaway Bride
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★ 4.9
The Runaway Bride
1930 Writer
Lawful Larceny
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★ 5.1
Lawful Larceny
1930 Writer
Street Girl
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★ 6.2
Street Girl
1929 Writer
Seven Keys to Baldpate
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★ 6.1
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1929 Writer
Half Marriage
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★ 5.6
Half Marriage
1929 Writer
Side Street
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★ 5.6
Side Street
1929 Writer
Dance Hall
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★ 5.2
Dance Hall
1929 Writer
Lilac Time
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★ 6.5
Lilac Time
1928 Writer
The Notorious Lady
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★ 6.4
The Notorious Lady
1927 Writer
The Prince of Headwaiters
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The Prince of Headwaiters
1927 Writer
The Savage
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The Savage
1926 Writer
Meet the Prince
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Meet the Prince
1926 Writer
1925 Studio Tour
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★ 6.8
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Self
A Slave of Fashion
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★ 2.0
A Slave of Fashion
1925 Writer
White Fang
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★ 6.1
White Fang
1925 Writer
The Love Master
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The Love Master
1924 Writer
Flapper Wives
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Flapper Wives
1924 Director Writer
Smilin' Through
🎞️
★ 7.0
Smilin' Through
1922 Writer
Brawn of the North
🎞️
Brawn of the North
1922 Director Writer
The Silent Call
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★ 4.3
The Silent Call
1921 Writer
Playthings of Destiny
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Playthings of Destiny
1921 Writer
The Amateur Wife
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The Amateur Wife
1920 Writer
A Temperamental Wife
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★ 7.2
A Temperamental Wife
1919 Writer
The Right to Lie
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The Right to Lie
1919 Writer
Marie, Ltd.
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Marie, Ltd.
1919 Writer
Daybreak
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Daybreak
1918 Writer
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