The Seventh Cross
Her first screenplay was for "The Seventh Cross" (1944). She adapted Enid Bagnold's novel, "National Velvet" into a screenplay that became a famous film (1944) starring Elizabeth Taylor. After writing a few films ("Golden Earrings" (1947), "The Loves of Carmen" (1948) and "Shockproof" (1949) ) for Paramount and Columbia Pictures, she spent the greater part of her career working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.