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Betty Laidlaw(1889-1962)

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Betty Laidlaw was born on 6 November 1889 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was a writer, known for Danger on the Air (1938), Rhythm Racketeer (1937) and Tough to Handle (1937). She was married to Robert Lively. She died on 15 October 1962 in New York, New York, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1889
DiedOctober 15, 1962(72)
BornNovember 6, 1889
DiedOctober 15, 1962(72)
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Known for

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Nan Grey, Frank Milan, and Donald Woods in Danger on the Air (1938)
Danger on the Air
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1938
Rhythm Racketeer (1937)
Rhythm Racketeer
4.4
  • Writer
  • 1937
Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond in Tough to Handle (1937)
Tough to Handle
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1937
Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)
Enlighten Thy Daughter
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer

  • Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly, William Gargan, and Joy Hodges in Personal Secretary (1938)
    Personal Secretary
    5.0
    • story "The Comet"
    • 1938
  • Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Nan Grey, Frank Milan, and Donald Woods in Danger on the Air (1938)
    Danger on the Air
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Robert Armstrong, Carita Crawford, Vivian Hart, and Irene Hervey in The Girl Said No (1937)
    The Girl Said No
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Rhythm Racketeer (1937)
    Rhythm Racketeer
    4.4
    • adapted from the story "What Next" by
    • 1937
  • Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond in Tough to Handle (1937)
    Tough to Handle
    5.7
    • adaptation
    • 1937
  • The Marriage Bargain
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Charles King, Philo McCullough, and Tarzan in Inside Information (1934)
    Inside Information
    5.4
    • adaptation
    • 1934
  • Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)
    Enlighten Thy Daughter
    • additional dialogue
    • 1934

Soundtrack

  • Ted Adams, Joe De Stefani, Kenne Duncan, William Pawley, Dwight Frye, Karl Hackett, James Newill, Dave O'Brien, and Louise Stanley in Sky Bandits (1940)
    Sky Bandits
    5.2
    • writer: "Mounted Men", "Lady in the Clouds", "Alley-Oop" (not the 50's version)
    • 1940
  • James Newill in Danger Ahead (1940)
    Danger Ahead
    5.0
    • writer: "Mounted Men"
    • 1940
  • Jean Carmen and James Newill in Crashing Thru (1939)
    Crashing Thru
    5.8
    • writer: "Mounted Men"
    • 1939
  • Sally Blane and James Newill in Fighting Mad (1939)
    Fighting Mad
    5.4
    • writer: "Mounted Men"
    • 1939
  • James Newill and Silver King the Dog in On the Great White Trail (1938)
    On the Great White Trail
    5.2
    • writer: "Mounted Men"
    • 1938
  • Carol Hughes and James Newill in Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)
    Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
    5.6
    • writer: "Tale of Love", "Barbecue Bill Was a Mountie", "Little Son", "We're Mounted Men"
    • 1937
  • Lita Chevret and Buck Jones in Sandflow (1937)
    Sandflow
    5.8
    • writer: "We Are the Rangers"
    • 1937
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Earle Foxe, and Jeanette Loff in St. Louis Woman (1934)
    St. Louis Woman
    5.1
    • writer: "St. Louis Woman", "Co-Ed Drag", "Leave Me Alone", "You're Indispensable To Me"
    • 1934
  • Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)
    Enlighten Thy Daughter
    • writer: "Just to be Alone with You"
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 6, 1889
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • October 15, 1962
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Robert Lively1930 - ?

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