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Bess Meredyth (February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was a film writer and silent film actress. The wife of the Casablanca director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her son, John Meredyth Lucas, wrote for television.
Early in her career Meredyth travelled to Australia with her director husband Wilfred Lucas. They made three films starring Australian sportsman Snowy Baker, The Man from Kangaroo (1920), The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920) and The Shadow of Lightning Ridge (1921). She was arguably the first professional screenwriter to work in Australia.