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Sarah Y. Mason (March 31, 1896 – November 28, 1980) was an Academy Award winning American screenwriter and script supervisor.
Born in Pima, Arizona, Sarah Y. Mason began work in films in 1918 when she joined the company of a location shoot for the Douglas Fairbanks film Arizona. In the first years of her career in Hollywood, Mason wrote short comedies for notable figures such as Fatty Arbuckle, Louise Fadenza, and especially ZaSu Pitts, with whom she became very close.
Sarah Y. was a writer, known for Little Women (1933), Magnificent Obsession (1954) and The Girl Said No (1930). Sarah Y. was married to Victor Heerman. Sarah Y. died on 28 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- March 31, 1896
- Sarah Y. Mason
- November 28, 1980
Jan 19, 2022 · Script contributor Dr. Rosanne Welch celebrates the female screenwriters who came before us with this month's spotlight on Academy Award winning screenwriter and trailblazer Sarah Yeiser Mason.
Sarah Y. Mason (March 31, 1896 – November 28, 1980) was an American screenwriter and script supervisor. Mason was born Sarah Yeiser Mason in Pima, Arizona. She and her husband Victor Heerman won the Academy Award for best screenplay adaptation for their adaptation for the 1933 film Little Women, based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Sarah Y. was a writer, known for Little Women (1933), Magnificent Obsession (1954) and The Girl Said No (1930). Sarah Y. was married to Victor Heerman. Sarah Y. died on 28 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Apr 8, 2020 · “Little Women,” “The Age of Innocence,” “Magnificent Obsession” — just a handful of the many titles Sarah Y. Mason adapted for the screen in the 1930s. Sarah and her husband, Victor Heerman, work…
