Josephine Lovett (Writing)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josephine Lovett (21 October 1877 – 17 September 1958) was an American scenario writer, adapter, screenwriter and actress, active in films from 1916 to 1935. She was married to Canadian-born director, John Stewart Robertson. She is best known for her then-risqué film Our Dancing Daughters in 1928. Her screenplays typically included a heroine who was oftentimes economically and sexually independent. Josephine, also known as Mrs. John Stewart Robertson, was born October 21, 1877 in San Francisco, California. Although she later returned to California, she temporarily moved to New York, New York, where she started her career as a successful stage actress at Haverly’s 14th Street Theatre, on Sixth Avenue. Her husband also worked as a stage actor briefly at Haverly’s 14th Street in 1903. Lovett worked as a stage actress from 1899-1906 and made a motion picture appearance as an actress in 1916. She played the character...Read More