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Agnes Gavin (1872–1947) was an Australian actor and screenwriter of the silent era, who worked in collaboration with her husband John Gavin. She wrote the majority of his films and was arguably the first specialist screenwriter in the history of the Australian film industry.〔Stephen Vagg, 'A Brief History of Australian Screenwriting'. Lumina Issue 7, May 2011〕 She was advertised in newspapers as "that well known picture dramatizer" and was praised for creating "cleverly constructed stories". ==Biography== She was born Agnes Adele Wangenheim. At aged eighteen she married Barnett Kurtz, but divorced him in 1897 in a well publicized case. On 3 October 1898 she married stage actor John Gavin and together they worked for many years in vaudeville and Bland Holt's stage company. In 1910 the Gavins made their first film. She and her husband were best known for making films about bushrangers such as Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite, Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner, and convict-era melodramas. She adapted her 1917 film ''The Murder of Captain Fryatt'' into a play ''Captain Fryatt; Or, For King and Country''. In 1904 Agnes Gavin was accused of abusing her neighbor with violent language. The court ordered her bound to the peace for six months. She had a daughter by an early marriage, Isadore, who died in 1917. Her husband died in 1938 and Agnes died in 1947, survived by two daughters and several grandchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agnes Gavin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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