Helen Deutsch
Helen Deutsch · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of Lili and National Velvet
1906, New York City, USA — 1992, New York City, USA
United States
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Deutsch was a Jewish American screenwriter and lyricist best known for adapting 'National Velvet' (1944) and for writing 'Lili' (1953), for which she was Oscar-nominated and wrote the hit song 'Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo'. A rare woman screenwriter in the studio era, she began as a theatre publicist and drama critic. She was born to a Jewish family in New York City.
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Screenwriter of Lili and National Velvet
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