From the Pasadena Playhouse to Warner Brothers, Paramount, and Disney: The Screenwriting Journey of Catherine Turney – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, April 2026
About this episode
The episode explores the screenwriting journey of Catherine Turney, highlighting her early career at the Pasadena Playhouse and her work with major studios.
Though writer Catherine Turney was born (in 1906) and raised in Chicago, she and her parents moved to Pasadena in her later teens and that made all the difference. At the age of 20, Turney began working for the School of Theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse where she eventually attended. Turney graduated in … Continue reading "From the Pasadena Playhouse to Warner Brothers, Paramount, and Disney: The Screenwriting Journey of Catherine Turney – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, April 2026" Related posts: Trusted to Write for the Greatest Stars of the Silent Screen: The Screenwriting Career of Ruth Cummings – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, January 2026 Writing Successful Films into her 60s? Zelda Sears Did It! – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, March 2024 Her Career Outlasted the Hays Code: Kathryn Scola – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, March 2025
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Rosanne Welch
Guest: Catherine Turney
Topics covered
- screenwriting
- Hollywood history
- theater
- film industry
- women in film
Keywords
- Catherine Turney
- screenwriting
- Pasadena Playhouse
- Warner Brothers
- Paramount
- Disney
- Hollywood
- women screenwriters
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pasadena Playhouse, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Disney
Places: Chicago, Pasadena
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