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Tess Slesinger(1905-1945)

  • Writer
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Tess Slesinger was born on 16 July 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), The Bride Wore Red (1937) and Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). She was married to Frank Davis and Herbert Solow. She died on 21 February 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 16, 1905
DiedFebruary 21, 1945(39)
BornJuly 16, 1905
DiedFebruary 21, 1945(39)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1945
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
The Bride Wore Red
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1937
Ray Milland and Betty Field in Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
Are Husbands Necessary?
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1942
Claudette Colbert and John Payne in Remember the Day (1941)
Remember the Day
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1941

Credits

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Writer

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer (1945 screenplay)
    • 1974
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire in Claudia and David (1946)
    Claudia and David
    6.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    8.0
    • screen play
    • 1945
  • Ray Milland and Betty Field in Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
    Are Husbands Necessary?
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Claudette Colbert and John Payne in Remember the Day (1941)
    Remember the Day
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Maureen O'Hara, Lucille Ball, Ralph Bellamy, Dorothy Arzner, Mary Carlisle, Virginia Field, Louis Hayward, Maria Ouspenskaya, and Erich Pommer in Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
    Dance, Girl, Dance
    6.8
    • screen play by
    • 1940
  • Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
    Pride and Prejudice
    7.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Nan Grey and Anne Shirley in Girls' School (1938)
    Girls' School
    6.0
    • screen play
    • original story
    • 1938
  • The Bride Wore Red (1937)
    The Bride Wore Red
    6.3
    • screen play by
    • 1937
  • Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937)
    The Good Earth
    7.4
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Calleia in His Brother's Wife (1936)
    His Brother's Wife
    5.7
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 16, 1905
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 21, 1945
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Frank DavisMarch 29, 1936 - February 21, 1945 (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Peter Davis
  • Parents
      Anthony Schlesinger
  • Relatives
      Lawrence Anthony Schlesinger(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book of short stories: "On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover And Other Stories",

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of Peter Davis, who is the writer, filmmaker and director of the Academy Award-winning documentary Hearts and Minds (1974), and Jane Davis, a wellness and mind-body specialist.

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