Zelda Sears

Zelda Sears

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zelda Sears (née Paldi; January 21, 1873 — February 19, 1935) was an American stage actress, screenwriter, novelist and businesswoman. Zelda had various odd jobs, including a writer for a Chicago newspaper, before becoming an actress and writer. In New York she played comic roles on stage, learned shorthand, and even opened her own typewriting business. The impetus of her writing career occurred when she began to copy scientific articles for the noted surgeon Dr. William Bull. Sears observed life in his sanitarium and turned what she saw into a fictional story, which she sold to a magazine. Readers became privy to the inner workings of the institution by reading Zelda's The Name Above The Door. Her income grew after several more short stories were accepted for publication. Dissatisfaction led Sears to return to Chicago, where she joined the acting troupe of John Stapleton. Sears' stage career was boosted by her acting in a production of Lovers Lane. Other plays in which she appeared were Women and Wine, Girls, The Blue Mouse, Love Among The Lions, The Girl He Couldn't Leave Behind Him, Keeping Up Appearances, The Nest Egg, Standing Pat, The Truth, The Show Shop, The Scarlet Woman, and Undertow. Playwrights began to trust her to add dialogue to her roles in stage productions. Sears learned to write stage speeches and construct scenes. Over a period of eleven years she read more than one hundred plays. She embellished ten of these for production. As a writer she benefited greatly from her association with Clyde Fitch. Earlier he had cast her in Lovers Lane. Sears wrote dialogue for theatrical shows like Lady Billy, Cornered, The Clinging Vine, and The Magic Ring. She came to Hollywood to be a scenarist for Cecil B. DeMille and MGM in the early 1930s. Sears co-wrote The Divorcee, a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film, along with Nick Grindé and John Meehan. She died, age 62, at her Hollywood home in 1935 and was survived by her second husband, Louis Wiswell, and a sister, Marie Paldi. She had taken her professional name from her first husband, Herbert E. Sears.

  • Title: Zelda Sears
  • Popularity: 0.745
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1873-01-21
  • Place of Birth: Near Brockway Township, Michigan, USA
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  • Also Known As: Zelda Paldi
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  • 1931
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    Inspiration

    Inspiration

    6.1 1931 HD

    The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau...

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  • 1930
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    The Divorcee

    The Divorcee

    6.3 1930 HD

    When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

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  • 1920
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    The Truth

    The Truth

    1 1920 HD

    Becky Warder constantly indulges in the telling of little white lies. In an innocent effort to ease the troubled marriage of her quarreling friends...

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  • 1934
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    Sadie McKee

    Sadie McKee

    6.955 1934 HD

    A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.

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  • 1929
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    The Bishop Murder Case

    The Bishop Murder Case

    5.2 1929 HD

    The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where...

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  • 1921
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    The Highest Bidder

    The Highest Bidder

    1 1921 HD

    Society miss Sally Raeburn is left penniless and is helped out by an older woman. The woman makes it clear that to repay her, Sally must marry...

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  • 1934
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    A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

    5 1934 HD

    A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she...

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  • 1932
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    Emma

    Emma

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Beauty for Sale

    Beauty for Sale

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Day of Reckoning

    Day of Reckoning

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    This Side of Heaven

    This Side of Heaven

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Wise Wife

    The Wise Wife

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1931
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    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

    6.4 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Devil-May-Care

    Devil-May-Care

    5.3 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    Operator 13

    Operator 13

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    Road to Paradise

    Road to Paradise

    6.1 1930 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Cruise of the Jasper B

    The Cruise of the Jasper B

    7.1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    Rubber Tires

    Rubber Tires

    6.5 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Corporal Kate

    Corporal Kate

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1932
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    Prosperity

    Prosperity

    4.7 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    New Morals for Old

    New Morals for Old

    4.2 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Politics

    Politics

    6.3 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Tugboat Annie

    Tugboat Annie

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Divorcee

    The Divorcee

    6.3 1930 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Clinging Vine

    The Clinging Vine

    6.2 1926 HD

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  • 1931
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    Reducing

    Reducing

    3.8 1931 HD

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  • 1934
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    You Can't Buy Everything

    You Can't Buy Everything

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1924
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    Cornered

    Cornered

    1 1924 HD

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