Lorna Moon
Lorna Moon | |
|---|---|
Moon in 1926 | |
| Born | Nora Helen Wilson Low 16 June 1886 |
| Died | 1 May 1930 (aged 43) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) |
William Hebditch
(m. 1907; sep. 1913)(married until her death) |
| Children | 3, including Richard de Mille |
Lorna Moon (born Nora Helen Wilson Low; 16 June 1886 – 1 May 1930) was a British author and screenwriter from the early days of Hollywood. She is best known as the author of the bestselling novel Dark Star (1929) and as one of the earliest and most successful female screenwriters. As a screenwriter, she developed screenplays for notables including Gloria Swanson, Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore and Greta Garbo.