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June Mathis

Jan 30, 1887 - Jul 26, 1927 (40 years old) in Leadville, Colorado, USA

June Mathis (born June Beulah Hughes, January 30, 1887 – July 26, 1927) was an American screenwriter. Mathis was the first female executive for Metro/MGM and at only 35, she was the highest paid executive in Hollywood. In 1926 she was voted the third most influential woman in Hollywood, behind Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge. Mathis is best remembered for discovering Rudolph Valentino and writing such films as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and Blood and Sand (1922).

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
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Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Writer
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The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)

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