Doris Wolfe Gilbert[1] (January 27, 1914 – December 15, 1993)[2] was an American screenwriter and TV writer known for her work on B movies of the 1940s and 1950s at Republic Pictures.[3]
Early life and career
Doris was the youngest of three daughters born to famed Russia-born composer L. Wolfe Gilbert and his wife, Catherine Oestreicher.[4][1]
The family moved from New York to Los Angeles when Doris was a girl, and she got into screenwriting at a young age thanks to her father's involvement writing songs for movies at Fox.[5] When she was still a teenager, she married lawyer Allen Feit, who she had met in NYC a year earlier.[6] She continued to write under her maiden name.
In 1941–42, Doris Gilbert collaborated with Sally Benson on a radio version of the latter's Junior Miss short stories. The series starred Shirley Temple. Gilbert also collaborated with Benson on a script for Meet Me in St. Louis.
Personal life
Gilbert was married at least three times. On September 11, 1932, she married attorney Allen Feit.[1] On May 15, 1943, Gilbert and fellow writer Robert Abrahams were wed;[7] they divorced in March 1944.[8] On April 8, 1946, Gilbert married press agent Hank Levy.[9]
^"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKPZ-XJW : 7 January 2021), Doris W Gilbert, 15 Dec 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
^"Marriages". Variety. May 19, 1943. p. 54. ProQuest1401243941. Doris Gilbert, film writer, to Robert Abrahams, writer, now working in aircraft, May 15, in Los Angeles. Bride is daughter of L. Wolfe Gilbert, songwriter-ASCAP director.
^"Chatter: Hollywood". Variety. March 29, 1944. p. 47. ProQuest1285819328. Doris Gilbert, film writer, divorced Robert Abrahams.