Hagar Wilde

Hagar Wilde
A young white woman with dark hair, from a 1931 newspaper photo.
Hagar Wilde, from a 1931 newspaper
Born
Beverly Violet Bidwell

July 7, 1905
Toledo, Ohio, US
DiedSeptember 25, 1971(1971-09-25) (aged 66)
California, US
Other namesHagar Wilde Bekassy (after 1941)
OccupationScreenwriter
Known forBringing Up Baby (1938; story, co-writer of screenplay); I Was a Male War Bride (1949, screenplay)
Spouse(s)Harlod Chandler Murner (1923–1928)
Ernest Victor Heyn (divorced)
Stephen Bekassy (1941–1953)
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Hagar Wilde (July 7, 1905 – September 25, 1971) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter from the 1930s through the 1950s. She is perhaps best known for the screenplays for Bringing Up Baby (1938) and I Was a Male War Bride (1949), two Howard Hawks films, both starring Cary Grant.