Florence Ryerson
Florence Ryerson | |
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| Born | Florence Willard September 20, 1892 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 1965 (aged 72) |
| Other names | Florence Willard |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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| Known for | film scripts |
| Spouse(s) | Harold Swayne Ryerson (1914–1927, divorced) Colin Campbell Clements (1927–1948, his death) |
| Children | Harold Swayne Ryerson Jr. |
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 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.