Sally Benson

Sally Benson
Sally Benson, 1941
Sally Benson, 1941
BornSeptember 3, 1897
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJuly 19, 1972(1972-07-19) (aged 74)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter, author
GenreFiction, screenwriting

Sally Benson (née Sara Smith; September 3, 1897 – July 19, 1972) was an American writer of short stories, screenplays, and theatre. She is best known for her humorous tales of modern youth collected in Junior Miss and her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Meet Me in St. Louis.