Joan Harrison

Born: 1907-06-26

Joan Harrison (20 June 1907 – 14 August 1994) was an English screenwriter and producer. She became the first female screenwriter to be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar when the category was introduced in 1940, and was the first screenwriter to receive two Academy Award nominations in the same year in separate categories, for co-writing the screenplay for the films Foreign Correspondent (1940) (original) and Rebecca (1940) (adapted), both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with whom she had a long professional relationship. From Wikipedia.


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The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1934-12-01

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination...

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I Am Alfred Hitchcock

as Self
Released: 2021-05-02

Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one...

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A Talk with Hitchcock

as Self
Released: 1964-02-21

"Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock speaks candidly in this one-on-one interview with director...

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