Willis, Winifred Lockhart, 1902-1982.

Dates:
Birth 1902
Death 1982

Biographical notes:

Journalist and creative writer, Willis published poems, short stories and articles in many magazines in the 1920s-1940s. She was also a script writer for Twentieth Century Fox when married to her second husband, John Speaks, an executive producer at RKO Studios. In later life, she was active in the civil rights movement, serving on the executive board of the Bridgeport-Stamford NAACP.

From the description of Papers, 1917-1982 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006907

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  • Accidents
  • Aging
  • Bereavement
  • Civil rights movement
  • Death
  • Mothers and sons
  • Motion picture authorship
  • Periodicals
  • Youth and death

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  • Authors
  • Journalists

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  • Connecticut (as recorded)
  • Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)