
Person
June Mathis
Writing · 1887–1927 · Leadville, Colorado, USA
Biography
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).
Known for

Greed
Screenplay

Some Bride
Writer

The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Adaptation

Hate
Adaptation

Camille
Writer

Almost Married
Writer

The Voice of Conscience
Scenario Writer

Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Writer

Blue Jeans
Writer
Filmography
- 2016The Women Who Run HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)
- 1927An Affair of the FolliesWriter
- 1927The Masked WomanWriter
- 1926The Greater GloryScenario Writer
- 1926The Girl from MontmartreEditorial Manager
- 1926IreneScript Editor
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristAdaptation
- 1925We ModernsWriter
- 1925What Fools MenEditorial Coordinator
- 1925The Marriage WhirlEditorial Manager
- 1925The Desert FlowerWriter
- 1925SallyScreenplay
- 1924GreedScreenplay
- 1924Name the ManEditorial Manager
- 1924Wild OrangesEditorial Manager
- 1923In the Palace of the KingScreenplay
- 1923The Day of FaithAdaptation
- 1923The Spanish DancerAdaptation
- 1923Three Wise FoolsWriter
- 1923Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity Writer
- 1922The Young RajahWriter
- 1922Blood and SandScreenplay
- 1922HateAdaptation
- 1922The Golden GiftStory
- 1922Turn to the RightWriter
- 1921The Hole in the WallAdaptation
- 1921CamilleWriter
- 1921A Trip to ParadiseScenario Writer
- 1921The Conquering PowerWriter
- 1921The Man WhoScenario Writer
- 1921The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseScreenplay
- 1920Hearts Are TrumpsWriter
- 1920Polly with a PastScenario Writer
- 1920The Price of RedemptionWriter
- 1920The SapheadScreenplay
- 1920Old Lady 31Scenario Writer
- 1920The Right of WayScreenplay
- 1920The Walk-OffsWriter
- 1920The Willow TreeScreenplay
- 1919Lombardi, Ltd.Scenario Writer
- 1919The BratScreenplay
- 1919The MicrobeWriter
- 1919The Man Who Stayed at HomeWriter
- 1919Some BrideWriter
- 1919Almost MarriedWriter
- 1919The Amateur AdventuressWriter
- 1919The Red LanternWriter
- 1919The Island of IntrigueWriter
- 1919The Parisian TigressStory
- 1919The Way of the StrongWriter
- 1919Satan JuniorWriter
- 1919Johnny-on-the-SpotScenario Writer
- 1919Out of the FogWriter
- 1919The DivorceeWriter
- 1919The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the HohenzollernsWriter
- 1918Eye for EyeWriter
- 1918Sylvia on a SpreeWriter
- 1918His Bonded WifeWriter
- 1918Secret StringsScenario Writer
- 1918Kildare of StormScenario Writer
- 1918The Silent WomanWriter
- 1918The House of MirthWriter
- 1918A Successful AdventureWriter
- 1918To Hell with the Kaiser!Writer
- 1918A Man's WorldWriter
- 1918The House of GoldWriter
- 1918Social QuicksandsWriter
- 1918The Winning of BeatriceScenario Writer
- 1918Toys of FateScenario Writer
- 1918The Trail To YesterdayWriter
- 1918With Neatness and DispatchWriter
- 1918Social HypocritesWriter
- 1918The Brass CheckWriter
- 1918The Eyes of MysteryWriter
- 1918The Winding TrailWriter
- 1918The Legion of DeathWriter
- 1918DaybreakScreenplay
- 1917Blue JeansWriter
- 1917Red, White and Blue BloodWriter
- 1917The Voice of ConscienceScenario Writer
- 1917Draft 258Writer
- 1917The Jury of FateWriter
- 1917Miss Robinson CrusoeWriter
- 1917The Trail of the ShadowWriter
- 1917Aladdin's Other LampWriter
- 1917Lady BarnacleWriter
- 1917The Call of Her PeopleWriter
- 1917The Beautiful LieWriter
- 1917The Millionaire's DoubleStory
- 1917A Magdalene of the HillsWriter
- 1917The Power of DecisionWriter
- 1917His Father's SonScenario Writer
- 1917The BarricadeWriter
- 1917Threads of FateWriter
- 1917A Wife by ProxyScenario Writer
- 1916The SunbeamWriter
- 1916The Dawn of LoveWriter
- 1916God's Half AcreWriter
- 1916Her Great PriceScenario Writer
- 1916The UpstartScenario Writer
- 1915The House of TearsWriter
- —Fair and WarmerScreenplay
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