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Sarah Y. Mason(1896-1980)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Sarah Y. Mason was born on 31 March 1896 in Pima, Arizona, USA. Sarah Y. was a writer, known for Little Women (1933), Magnificent Obsession (1954) and The Girl Said No (1930). Sarah Y. was married to Victor Heerman. Sarah Y. died on 28 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 31, 1896
DiedNovember 28, 1980(84)
BornMarch 31, 1896
DiedNovember 28, 1980(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, and Jean Parker in Little Women (1933)
Little Women
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1933
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Magnificent Obsession
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1954
William Haines in The Girl Said No (1930)
The Girl Said No
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1930
The Rounders (1914)
Leap Year
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1924

Credits

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Writer

  • Magnificent Obsession (1954)
    Magnificent Obsession
    7.0
    • based upon the screenplay by
    • 1954
  • Little Women (1949)
    Little Women
    7.2
    • screen play by
    • 1949
  • Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    7.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lucille Ball, George Murphy, and Edmond O'Brien in A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
    6.4
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
    Pride and Prejudice
    7.4
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • William Holden and Barbara Stanwyck in Golden Boy (1939)
    Golden Boy
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles in Stella Dallas (1937)
    Stella Dallas
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Magnificent Obsession (1935)
    Magnificent Obsession
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Katharine Hepburn and Charles Boyer in Break of Hearts (1935)
    Break of Hearts
    5.8
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Katharine Hepburn in The Little Minister (1934)
    The Little Minister
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Claudette Colbert and Warren William in Imitation of Life (1934)
    Imitation of Life
    7.5
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Irene Dunne and John Boles in The Age of Innocence (1934)
    The Age of Innocence
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, and Jean Parker in Little Women (1933)
    Little Women
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1933
  • Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Chance at Heaven (1933)
    Chance at Heaven
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1933
  • Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge, and Dorothy Wilson in The Age of Consent (1932)
    The Age of Consent
    6.0
    • screen play by
    • 1932

Script and Continuity Department

  • Charles King, Bessie Love, and Anita Page in The Broadway Melody (1929)
    The Broadway Melody
    5.6
    • continuity
    • 1929
  • Lionel Barrymore, Karl Dane, and Howard Hickman in Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
    Alias Jimmy Valentine
    6.7
    • continuity (as Sara Y. Mason)
    • 1928
  • Douglas Fairbanks in Arizona (1918)
    Arizona
    5.4
    • continuity
    • 1918
  • Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"
    Bound in Morocco
    6.0
    • script supervisor
    • 1918

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sara Y. Mason
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • March 31, 1896
    • Pima, Arizona, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Victor HeermanApril 20, 1921 - November 3, 1977 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    The very first continuity girl, a job now known as script supervisor. She suggested the position to Allan Dwan, who accepted the idea for his film Arizona (1918).

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