Erna Lazarus (June 16, 1903[1] – February 19, 2006)[2] was a screen and television writer[2] from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Lazarus, born in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] was one of the founding members of the Screen Writers Guild.
[3] On her death, Variety credited her as "one of the first female screenwriters working steadily in the studio system.
"[4] She also had an influential role in the formation of the Interguild Federal Credit Union.
[4] Lazarus died on February 19, 2006, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 102.