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Josephine Lovett

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Josephine Lovett

screenwriter · Producer · actor

An American scenario writer who worked in pictures from 1916 to 1935 and specialised in heroines who were economically and sexually independent — at a time when that had to be written past a censor. Her screenplay for Our Dancing Daughters (1928) made Joan Crawford a star and was nominated for the Academy Award for writing.

18

films here

0

reviews

10

regular collaborators

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata Q516408 ↗

On their work

Josephine Lovett wrote 18 films in the CinePixo library between 1920 and 1932. Works most often with John S. Robertson — 12 films together here. Start with Our Dancing Daughters (1928).

Filmography · 18

1932Madame Butterfly posterMadame ButterflyScreenplayunreviewed1932Hot Saturday posterHot SaturdayScreenplay · Producerunreviewed1931Corsair posterCorsairScreenplay
unreviewed
1929The Single Standard posterThe Single StandardScreenplayunreviewed
1929Our Modern Maidens posterOur Modern MaidensScreenplayunreviewed
1928Our Dancing Daughters posterOur Dancing DaughtersScreenplayunreviewed
1927Annie Laurie posterAnnie LaurieScreenplayunreviewed
1927The Bugle Call posterThe Bugle CallScreenplayunreviewed
1927The Road to Romance posterThe Road to RomanceScreenplayunreviewed
1925Soul-Fire posterSoul-FireScreenplayunreviewed
1925New Toys posterNew ToysScreenplayunreviewed
1924The Enchanted Cottage posterThe Enchanted CottageScreenplayunreviewed
1924Classmates posterClassmatesScreenplayunreviewed
1923Twenty-One posterTwenty-OneScreenplayunreviewed
1923The Fighting Blade posterThe Fighting BladeScreenplayunreviewed
1922Love's Boomerang posterLove's BoomerangScreenplayunreviewed
1921Footlights posterFootlightsScreenplayunreviewed
1920Away Goes Prudence posterAway Goes PrudenceScreenplayunreviewed

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Away From Set

Josephine Lovett Wrote the Flapper Into American Film. The Academy Nominated Her for It

She was born in San Francisco in 1877, died at Rancho Santa Fe in 1958, and in between she wrote Joan Crawford's breakthrough and got an Academy Award nomination for it. Eighteen of her thirty-three credits were directed by her husband, which is the fact her biography usually leads with and the least interesting thing about her.

CinePixo·Aug 20, 2026

At a glance

Born
October 21, 1877
Died
September 17, 1958 (aged 80)
Place of death
Rancho Santa Fe
From
San Francisco
Known for
screenwriter, Producer, actor
In the library
1920–1932
Films here
18
Fandom average
nothing written yet

Works with

More than one film together, in this library.

  • John S. Robertson
    John S. RobertsonDirector×12
  • Richard Barthelmess
    Richard BarthelmessActor×5
  • RO
    Roy OverbaughDirector of Photography×5
  • WA
    William AxtOriginal Music Composer×4
  • Adolph Zukor
    Adolph ZukorProducer×3
  • Hunt Stromberg
    Hunt StrombergProducer×3
  • OT
    Oliver T. MarshDirector of Photography×3
  • WH
    William HamiltonEditor×3
  • Anita Page
    Anita PageActor×2
  • Cary Grant
    Cary GrantActor×2

Sources

Dates and places come from these. The writing on this page does not.

  • Wikipedia ↗
  • Wikidata Q516408 ↗