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name: "Elizabeth Reinhardt"
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roles: ["Screenwriter"]
born: "21 March 1909"
died: "21 January 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:14:01.275273+00:00"
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# Elizabeth Reinhardt

Screenwriter. Born 21 March 1909 in Ohio, USA. Died 21 January 1954.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 21 March 1909, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 21 January 1954
- **Also known as:** Betty Reinhardt

## Biography

Elizabeth Reinhardt, also credited as Betty Reinhardt, was an American screenwriter and television writer. Born Mariam Elizabeth Neely on 21 March 1909 in Ohio, she graduated from DePauw University and began her career writing Spanish-language films in the 1930s before contributing to English-language productions.

She is known for her work on *Laura* (1944), for which she shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and *Cluny Brown* (1946). Other credits include *His Butler's Sister* (1943), *Sentimental Journey* (1946) and *Give My Regards to Broadway* (1948). She was married to film director John Reinhardt and later wrote for television before her death on 21 January 1954 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Also known for

- *Cluny Brown* (1946), Screenplay

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