Joan Harrison

Joan Harrison (20 June 1907 – 14 August 1994) was an English screenwriter and producer. She became the first female screenwriter to be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar when the category was introduced in 1940, and was the first screenwriter to receive two Academy Award nominations in the same year in separate categories, for co-writing the screenplay for the films Foreign Correspondent (1940) (original) and Rebecca (1940) (adapted), both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with whom she had a long professional relationship.

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Joan Harrison is known for work in production across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), American Playhouse (1982), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Startime (1959), Suspicion (1957), Rebecca (1940), Journey to the Unknown (1968). The recorded credits span 1934 to 2021, including 18 movies and 7 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.