June Mathis

June Mathis (born June 30, 1892?, Leadville, Colo., U.S.—died June 26, 1927, New York, N.Y.) was an American scriptwriter, who helped establish the primacy of the script in American silent films. June Hughes adopted her stepfather’s surname, Mathis. After a brief career as a stage actress and scriptwriting work on several films in 1917, Mathis was hired in 1918 by Metro (later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM]) to write film scenarios. In 1919 she succeeded in adapting Vicente...