Irene Diamond

Irene Diamond (May 7, 1910 – January 21, 2003) was an American Hollywood talent scout and later in life a philanthropist.

During a 25-year collaboration with producer Hal B. Wallis, she made recommendations on many scripts, including The Maltese Falcon and Dark Victory.

In 1941 on a visit to New York City she read an unproduced play titled Everybody Comes to Rick's, by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.

[1] In 2000, Diamond founded the New York Choreographic Institute alongside Peter Martins.

They resided on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, and had one daughter, Jean.