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Olga Linek Scholl
Born	January 28, 1884 Austria-Hungary
Died	September 21, 1982 San Mateo, California, USA
Occupation	Screenwriter
Spouse	Edward Scholl

Olga Linek Scholl (also known as Olga Linek Russ; 1884–1982) was a Czech-American screenwriter who worked in Hollywood during the silent era.

She was born in Austria-Hungary to Edward Linek and Laura Jansig; the family moved to New York City when she was young. Olga married Russia-born portrait painter Edward Scholl. The pair had a daughter together. After moving to Los Angeles and writing for film during the medium's early years, she transitioned into writing for the radio in the 1930s.

Selected films

• The Net (1923)
• Man-Woman-Marriage (1921)
• Once to Every Woman (1920)
• The Right to Happiness (1919)
• The Heart of Humanity (1918)

References

1. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series. 1937.
2. Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Library of Congress. Jon Orwant. 1911.
3. Annual Magazine Subject-index. Boston Book Company. 1922. p. 192. olga linek.
4. Lowrey, Carolyn (1920). The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen. Moffat, Yard. p. 76. olga scholl.

• Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States
• American women screenwriters
• Czech screenwriters
• 1884 births
• 1982 deaths
• 20th-century American women writers
• 20th-century American screenwriters