Blanche Hanalis
American screenwriter (1915-1992)
Blanche Hanalis was an American screenwriter and television writer best known for developing the Little House on the Prairie series as well as several made-for-TV movies based on Little House on the Prairie. Hanalis was born as Blanche Weiss in Ohio, but grew up in Chicago and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1932. She was of Greek and Jewish descent. She has been quoted as saying her family was poor and she grew up "in the slums of Chicago."
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 2 films (1960–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Where Angels Go Trouble Follows | William Frye Productions Inc. | 94 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | Weddings and babies | / Morris Engel Associates ; original story, Morris Engel ; story treatment, Mary-Madeleine Lanphier, Blanche Hanalis and Irving Sunasky ; [written, produced and directed by] Morris Engel. | 81 | 16mm | B&W | sound |