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Nan Blair (28 Sep 1891 – August 15, 1944), born Clyte Cosper, was an American screenwriter and literary agent active primarily during Hollywood's silent era.

Nan Blair
Nan Blair, from a 1919 publication
Born	Clyte May Cosper 28 Sep 1891 Dallas, Oregon, USA
Died	August 15, 1944 Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Joseph Elizalde Sheldon Ballinger Benjamin Dailey

Personal life

Blair was born in Dallas, Oregon, to Otis Cosper and Nettie Niece. Her first husband Joseph Elizalde[1] died in Santa Barbara in 1917, around the time she began writing screenplays in Hollywood.[2] She later married Sheldon Ballinger; their marriage that ended in divorce. Benjamin Dailey was her third husband; they were married until her death in Los Angeles in 1944.[3]

Career

By 1918, Blair headed up the script-reading department at Triangle Pictures, where she worked on shorts like A Dream of Egypt and A Prince for a Day.[4] She later headed Palmer Photoplays' manuscript sales department and was affiliated with Zeppo Marx Inc.[5] Her last known credit was on This Is the Life in 1935.

Selected filmography

• A Dream of Egypt (1917) (short)
• A Prince for a Day (1917) (short)
• Little Mariana's Triumph (1917) (short)
• Trail of No Return (1918) (short)
• Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)[6]
• The Hawk's Trail (1919)
• The Fatal Wallop (1920)
• Beach of Dreams (1921)
• The Love Trap (1923)
• This Is the Life (1935)

References

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