Toward the end of the silent film era, she began writing screenplays, and eventually expanded into theatrical plays and novels.
Shore was named during the hearings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, along with her third husband, Haskoll Gleichman, and her daughter.
The escape was prompted after Minnie's father killed a man who had attacked his wife and fled pursuit, making his way to New York City.
[1] While at NYU, she began her writing career, publishing poetry, articles, and short stories in magazines.
[7] Shore worked on the scripts for another fourteen screenplays for sound films from 1929 through 1939, the first one being Dangerous Curves in 1929, starring Clara Bow and Richard Arlen.
Shore, along with Nancy Hamilton and June Sillman, wrote the lyrics to the 1934 musical revue, New Faces of 1934, which ran for almost 150 performances at the Fulton Theatre, and had a cast which included Henry Fonda and Imogene Coca.
In 1947, Shore, her daughter, and Gleichman were all named during hearings in front of the House Committee on Un-American Activities.