Helen Deutsch

American screenwriter, journalist and songwriter. Born in New York City (21 March 1906 - 15 March 1992). Deutsch graduated from Barnard College. She was managing a theater and writing theater reviews before she dip her foot into screenwriting. She wrote over 20 screenplays in her day including co-writing "National Velvet" (1944) (a film which was nominated for four and won 3 Academy Awards), "King Solomon's Mines" (1950), "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1964) (which was nominated for six and won five Academy Awards), and "Valley of the Dolls" (1967). Her chief musical collaborators included Jay Livingston, Bronislaw Kaper, and Bernard Green.