Beulah Marie Dix

Beulah Marie Dix was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras, and an author of childrens books. She wrote for over 55 films between 1917 and 1942. Dix was married to G.H. Flebbe at St. Johns Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts on May 6, 1910.

Beulah Marie Dix was born in Kingston, Massachusetts and was the daughter of Henry and Maria Dix. Shortly after Dix was born her family moved to Plymouth, Massachusetts which ultimately became a reoccurring setting for many of Beulahs plays and novels. Not long after Dixs 16th birthday, her family moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts where she graduated top of her high school class. Dix went on to study History and English at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts graduating with Summa Cum Laude Dix used these two subjects as her main focal point when writing plays and essays, such as Thirty years war, The Boston Tea Party, and SeventeenthCentury England. Beulahs was also recognized as the first female recipient of the Sohier Literary Prize, which is an award given to either a Harvard or Radcliffe student who composes the best thesis.

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