Janet Green (screenwriter)

Janet Green
Born
Ethel Victoria Green

(1908-07-04)4 July 1908
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Died30 May 1993(1993-05-30) (aged 84)
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, playwright, actress
SpouseJohn McCormick

Janet Green (1908–1993) was a British screenwriter, playwright, and activist best known for the scripts for the BAFTA nominated films Sapphire and Victim, and for the play Murder Mistaken (made into the film Cast a Dark Shadow). She is also known for her use of filmmaking to deliberately fight against racism and homophobia, including challenging anti-homosexual British laws.