She wrote screenplays, alone or in collaboration, for numerous Hollywood silents and talkies starting in 1919. Typical of her work are several Warner Bros. romantic melodramas of the 40s, but she was equally at home with suspense thrillers. Some notable writing credits include EAST LYNNE (1925), THE ANGEL OF BROADWAY and CHICAGO (both 1927), THE SQUAW MAN (1931), TORCH SINGER (1933), SUZY (1936), WHITE BANNERS and FOUR DAUGHTERS (both 1938), MY SON, MY SON and THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (both 1940), THE GREAT LIE (1941), TILL WE MEET AGAIN and TOMORROW IS FOREVER (both 1946), ESCAPE ME NEVER (1947 - uncredited), BEHOND THE FOREST (1949), SUDDEN FEAR (1952), YOUNG AT HEART and THE END OF THE AFFAIR (both 1955) and her last film, CASH McCALL (1960). Her husband was director and writer William J. Cowen (1886-1964). About the studio system, Coffee once said: "They pick your brains, break your heart, ruin your digestion -- and what do you get for it? Nothing but a lousy fortune."    Nominated for Writing (Screenplay) 1938: FOUR DAUGHTERS (w. Julius J. Epstein) 1 nomination