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  1. Mary C. McCall Jr. (April 4, 1904 – April 3, 1986) was an American writer best known for her screenwriting. [2] She was a charter member and the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America (then known as the Screen Writers Guild), serving from 1942 to 1944 and 1951 to 1952.

  2. Sep 24, 2024 · A new biography rescues Mary C. McCall Jr, the Screen Writers Guilds first female president, from an unjust obscurity. McCall’s writing talents were immense. But in an era of witch hunts, her status as a labor leader made her a target.

  3. A screenwriter, novelist, labor leader, Hollywood insider, andfeminist, Mary C. McCall Jr. was one of the film industry's mostpowerful figures in the 1940s...

  4. Mary C. McCall Jr. was born on 4 April 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Swing Shift Maisie (1943), I Promise to Pay (1937) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). She was married to David Bramson and Dwight Franklin.

  5. Nov 18, 2022 · No men, no rules — just Mary C. McCall Jr., president of the Screen Writers Guild, and Bette Davis, Queen of Hollywood — dressed to the nines, facing two long rows of martinis at the Mocambo.

  6. Mary C. McCall, Jr. was a writer best known for her screenwriting. She was the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America, serving from 1942-44 and 1951-52. McCall attended Vassar College and Trinity College, Dublin.

  7. First woman president of the Screen Writers Guild, Mary Caldwell McCall Jr. wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935), Craig’s Wife (1936), The Sullivans (1944), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), and eight of the 10 Maisie films.