Portrait of Sally Benson

Writing

Sally Benson

Career

Active from 1943 to 1966, busiest in 1949 and 1964 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sally Benson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Small-Town Charm 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 58
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Film Writer

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 54
The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun (1966)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning (1965)
GoodWatch score 23

Screenplay

Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Signpost to Murder
Signpost to Murder (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Summer Magic
Summer Magic (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 55
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)

Novel

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (1958)

Writer

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 74
Conspirator
Conspirator (1949)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Adaptation

Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Little Women
Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Script Consultant

Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Junior Miss
Junior Miss (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

Novel

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay