Mildred Cram (October 17, 1889 – April 4, 1985) was an American writer.
She was also nominated, along with Leo McCarey, for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for Love Affair (1939).
[3] Gerald Clarke wrote in his biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland that Cram was Tyrone Power's favorite author.
[4] Over the years, several attempts were made to adapt the story, but without success.
In 1942, movie columnist Louella Parsons announced that Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor had been cast for a film adaptation of the story.