Florence Ryerson

Florence Ryerson (September 20, 1892 – June 8, 1965) was an American playwright, screenwriter and co-author of the script for the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." Between 1915 and 1927 she published more than 30 short stories and then joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1926 to work on silent film scripts. In 1930 and 1933 she and her husband wrote two of the earliest books about teenage girlhood. The books were based on a short story series Ryerson had started in 1925. She continued to write for most of her life, writing plays for Broadway in the 1940s.

Crew

The Wizard of Oz

Story, Screenplay

The Casino Murder Case

The Reckless Hour

Dangerous Curves

Moonlight Murder

Story, Screenplay

The Ice Follies of 1939

The Crime of the Century

This Side of Heaven

Easy Come, Easy Go

Call of the West

Dangerous Females

Henry Goes Arizona

The Drums of Jeopardy

Dialogue, Continuity

The Kid From Texas

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

The Canary Murder Case

Additional Dialogue

The Wizard of Oz on Ice

Original Film Writer

Additional Writing

On Ze Boulevard

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

Original Film Writer

Wickedness Preferred

Something Always Happens

Her Husband's Women

The Stronger Sex