Frederica Sagor Maas

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Frederica Sagor Maas
Born(1900-07-06)July 6, 1900
DiedJanuary 5, 2012(2012-01-05) (aged 111)
La Mesa, California, United States
Occupation(s)Playwright, screenwriter,
essayist and author
Years active1918 – 1950
Spouse(s)Ernest Maas
married 1927-1986 (his death)

Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas (/ˌfrɛdəˈrikə səˈɡɔːr mæs/; July 6, 1900 – January 5, 2012) was an American playwright, screenwriter, essayist and author. She was the youngest daughter of Russian immigrants. She wrote for the film The Plastic Age, which helped with making Clara Bow well known. During the time of McCarthyism, Maas and her husband got into trouble because they read some works of Communism. She wrote an autobiography called The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood.

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