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- Birth nameMargaret Lee Perenchio
- Born in Calumet, Michigan., Lee Perenchio moved to Fresno, California with her family when she was a teenager. She began her career in Hollywood in the office at Paramount Pictures, and later worked as Harry Cohn's executive assistant at Columbia Pictures. Encouraged by Cohn, Perenchio began writing scripts, and co-wrote the screenplay for actress Marion Davies's final film, "Ever Since Eve" in 1937. Perenchio co-authored the book "If This Be My Harvest" in 1948, and a year later she wrote the screenplay "The Bright Dame" for a film starring James Cagney. She also wrote episodes for several television shows including "You Are There", "Waterfront", and "Code 3".
Perenchio died on June 3, 1994.- IMDb Mini Biography By: F.J. Trescothik
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