Wilde, Hagar (1905-1971)

Hagar Wilde was born in Ohio in 1905. She was a successful short-story writer when Howard Hughes hired her to write the dialogue script for the Age of Love in 1931. Wilde is best known for co-writing scripts for two of Howard Hawks most well-known comedies, Bring Up Baby (1938) and I was a Male War Bride (1949), both starring Cary Grant. Wilde died in 1971.

Source:

Daffron, Polly. "Introducing Hagar Wilde". The Time Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. June 28 1931, pg. 32.

Farr, Louise. Born to be Wilde. Accessed December 28, 2021. https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=4973&i=285825&view=articleBrowser&article_id=2355054&ver=html5