Adele Comandini

Adele Comandini, also known as Adele Comandini Smith, was an American writer and screenwriter active in the early 20th century. She published fiction and contributed to popular magazines, and later worked in the film industry during the silent era, writing screen stories and scenarios for Hollywood productions. Her work reflects the period’s interest in romance, domestic life, and modern social change, bridging literary and commercial storytelling. Comandini was married to novelist and screenwriter John Emmett Comandini, with whom she shared close ties to the writing and filmmaking worlds. She is remembered for her role in early American magazine writing and silent-film screenwriting.