Florence Ryerson

Biography

Florence Ryerson (September 20, 1892 – June 8, 1965) was an American playwright, screenwriter and co-author of the script for the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." Between 1915 and 1927 she published more than 30 short stories and then joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1926 to work on silent film scripts. In 1930 and 1933 she and her husband wrote two of the earliest books about teenage girlhood. The books were based on a short story series Ryerson had started in 1925. She continued to write for most of her life, writing plays for Broadway in the 1940s.

Most Famous Work

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The Wizard of Oz

(1939) Screenplay

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Babes in Arms

(1939) Additional Writing

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The Canary Murder Case

(1929) Screenplay

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The Drums of Jeopardy

(1931) Dialogue

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Have a Heart

(1934) Additional Dialogue

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The Casino Murder Case

(1935) Screenplay

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The Ice Follies of 1939

(1939) Screenplay

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Henry Goes Arizona

(1939) Screenplay

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Acting

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1946	Story	Smooth as Silk 1946-02-01 Movie
1941	Story	Her First Beau 1941-05-08 Movie
1939	Screenplay	Henry Goes Arizona 1939-12-08 Movie
	Screenplay	The Wizard of Oz 1939-08-15 Movie
	Screenplay	The Kid From Texas 1939-04-14 Movie
	Screenplay	The Ice Follies of 1939 1939-03-10 Movie
1938	Story	Everybody Sing 1938-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Everybody Sing 1938-01-01 Movie
1936	Screenplay	Mad Holiday 1936-11-13 Movie
	Writer	Moonlight Murder 1936-03-27 Movie
	Story	Tough Guy 1936-01-24 Movie
	Screenplay	Tough Guy 1936-01-24 Movie
1935	Screenplay	The Casino Murder Case 1935-03-15 Movie
1934	Screenplay	A Wicked Woman 1934-12-07 Movie
	Screenplay	This Side of Heaven 1934-02-02 Movie
1933	Screenplay	The Crime of the Century 1933-02-18 Movie
1931	Adaptation	The Reckless Hour 1931-08-15 Movie
	Dialogue	The Drums of Jeopardy 1931-03-01 Movie
1930	Story	Call of the West 1930-05-09 Movie
	Writer	The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu 1930-05-02 Movie
1929	Writer	Pointed Heels 1929-12-20 Movie
	Writer	Dangerous Females 1929-11-16 Movie
	Screenplay	Fast Company 1929-09-20 Movie
	Screenplay	The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu 1929-08-10 Movie
	Writer	Dangerous Curves 1929-07-12 Movie
	Screenplay	The Canary Murder Case 1929-02-16 Movie
1928	Writer	Easy Come, Easy Go 1928-04-20 Movie
1927	Writer	Adam and Evil 1927-08-27 Movie
	Story	Blazing Days 1927-03-27 Movie
	Writer	The Demi-Bride 1927-02-19 Movie
	Writer	Johnny Get Your Hair Cut 1927-01-15 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1939	Additional Writing	Babes in Arms 1939-10-10 Movie
1934	Additional Dialogue	Have a Heart 1934-09-07 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1931	Continuity	The Drums of Jeopardy 1931-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv