Knowing History and Writing for the “It Girl” Launched The Screenwriting Career of Ethel Doherty – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, February 2026
Many of today’s screenwriters have come from the world of education so it could be said they are following the path laid out by Ethel Doherty in the 1920s and 30s. Born in Los Angeles in 1899 Doherty and the film industry grew up together. Her parents moved back and forth between Los Angele…
How Screenwriter Dudley Nichols Adapted Stagecoach – Dr. Rosanne Welch – Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting
I was pleased to be invited to make the Introductory Remarks before a screening of 1939’s Stagecoach, written by Dudley Nichols precisely for the opportunity to highlight the importance of screenwriting.
While director John Ford is often the focus of discussions about the film, it is the wor…
Dr. Welch Interviewed for New Documentary on Gene Stratton Porter
Dr. Welch Interviewed for New Documentary on Gene Stratton Porter
On Tuesday, April 14th, our backyard became a studio with lights, a camera, and the action being me being interviewed about what work was like for women in early Hollywood.
Emmy award-winning documentarian Todd Gould, whose oth…
From the Pasadena Playhouse to Warner Brothers, Paramount, and Disney: The Screenwriting Journey of Catherine Turney – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, April 2026
Though writer Catherine Turney was born (in 1906) and raised in Chicago, she and her parents moved to Pasadena in her later teens and that made all the difference. At the age of 20, Turney began working for the School of Theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse where she eventually attended. Tur…
Rosanne and Rose’s New Book on the Kraszna-Krausz Photography and Moving Image Book Awards List
I’m proud to announce that my latest book – co-edited by my Australian colleague Rose Ferrell – Shaping Global Cultures through Screenwriting: Women Who Write Our Worlds – has been longlisted for the Kraszna-Krausz Photography and Moving Image Book Awards. This award “recognises individuals or …
Empowered Women Ran in Her Family and Her Heroines: The Screenwriting Career of Tess Slesinger – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, May 2026
Though Tess Slesinger wrote only 12 films her contribution to classic Hollywood screenwriting and adaptation deserves focus. Born on July 16, 1905 to Jewish parents of Hungarian-Russian heritage, Slesinger grew up with three older brothers on New York’s Upper West Side. Her father worked in …
Douglas under the Hertford Bridge (Bridge of Sighs), Oxford, UK [Photography]
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This is part of a series of photos from our trip to Sicily and Oxford, UK in September 2026
Photo by Rosanne Welch
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Rosanne’s Presentation on Television Writer-Genius Susan Harris [Video]
Rosanne’s Presentation on Television Writer-Genius Susan Harris
At the 2026 international Screenwriting Research Network conference held at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, UK, I had the privilege of giving a presentation based on my Introduction to my upcoming book The Works of Susan Harris (…
Introducing Clueless at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video]
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On Saturday, August 8 I had the pleasure of being the guest academic and providing the introduction to a screening of “Clueless” (written by Amy Heckerling) in the newly renovated theatre. of the Autry Museum of the American West.
In m…
Rosanne moderates “Beyond the Book: Writing Adaptations” at the Writers Guild Foundation
During all of our Stephens College Residency Workshops, my favorite job as Executive Director is when I moderate a panel at the Writers Guild.
Last August, we hosted “Beyond the Book” which covered writing adaptations and spin-offs. The panelists shared ideas about how to manage IP; we discussed h…
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