Vera Caspary

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1899-11-13

Deathday 1987-06-13 (87 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Also Known As Vera Louise Caspary

Vera Caspary

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Louise Caspary (November 13, 1899 – June 13, 1987) was an American writer of novels, plays, screenplays, and short stories. Her best-known novel, Laura, was made into a highly successful movie. Though she claimed she was not a "real" mystery writer, her novels effectively merged women's quest for identity and love with murder plots. Independence is the key to her protagonists, with her novels revolving around women who are menaced, but who turn out to be neither victimized nor rescued damsels. Following her father's death, the income from Caspary's writing was at times only just sufficient to support both herself and her mother, and during the Great Depression she became interested in Socialist causes. Caspary joined the Communist party under an alias, but not being totally committed and at odds with its code of secrecy, she claimed to have confined her activities to fund-raising and hosting meetings. Caspary visited Russia in an attempt to confirm her beliefs, but became disillusioned and wished to resign from the Party, although she continued to contribute money and support similar causes. She eventually married her lover and writing collaborator of six years, Isidor "Igee" Goldsmith; but despite this being a successful partnership, her Communist connections would later lead to her being "graylisted", temporarily yet significantly affecting their offers of work and income. The couple split their time between Hollywood and Europe until Igee's death in 1964, after which Caspary remained in New York where she would write a further eight books.

Known For

Writer

1985
1968
Laura

as Novel

1962
Laura

as Novel

1957
Les Girls

as Story

1955
Laura

as Novel

1953
1953
1950
Three Husbands

as Screenplay

1950
1949
1947
Out of the Blue

as Screenplay

1947
1946
Bedelia

as Novel

1946
Bedelia

as Screenplay

1946
Claudia and David

as Adaptation

1944
Laura

as Novel

1943
1941
Lady from Louisiana

as Screenplay

1938
Service de Luxe

as Writer

1938
1937
Easy Living

as Story

1935
I'll Love You Always

as Screenplay

1934
Private Scandal

as Writer

1932
The Night of June 13

as Original Story

1931
Working Girls

as Theatre Play