Zelda Paldi (1873-1935) was a journalist, actor, playwright, novelist and occasional scenarist wrote her first screenplays for Cecil B DeMille’s company.
She subsequently went to MGM, where she definitely worked on three musicals: Devil-May-Care, for which she wrote dialogue, and uncredited contributions to Dancing Lady and The Cat and the Fiddle. She is also believed to have worked unofficially on Broadway to Hollywood.
