Lillian Case Russell (born Lulu E. Case; April 3, 1876 – June 2, 1947), often credited as L. Case Russell, was an American screenwriter during Hollywood's silent era. She was married to actor John Lowell Russell.
Lillian Case Russell | |
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Born | Lulu E. Case April 3, 1876 Yankton, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | June 2, 1947 (aged 71) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Spouse | John Lowell Russell (m.1901) |
Children | John L. Russell Evangeline Russell |
Lulu E. Case was born in rural Yankton, South Dakota, April 3, 1876.[1] She graduated from Yankton High School in 1893.[2]
She worked as a schoolteacher in her hometown before moving to New York to pursue a career as a writer; she wrote for a number of newspapers and magazines around the turn of the century.[3]
She married actor John Lowell Russell in Manhattan in 1901; they had two children, future cinematographer John L. Russell and future actress Evangeline Russell.[4] By 1925, they had relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as an actor and she wrote scripts for Vitagraph.[5]
She wrote more than 30 scripts between 1914 and 1926. Many of her films were for Blazed Trail Productions, which specialized in Westerns.[3] She enjoyed fostering young talent in the industry, and wrote two of the earliest books on screenwriting.[6]
She was found dead in the pool at her son John's house in North Hollywood, California, in 1947; the cause of death was listed as drowning.[7]