Frances Mary Richardson Currer collections of Richard Heber which were larger than Currer's. Heber and Currer had a close relationship and Heber was bailed out by Currer when he had financial difficulties. It has been speculated that Currer was a benefactor of the Brontë sisters and this is the reason that Charlotte Brontë chose the nom de plume of "Currer Bell" for her novel "Jane Eyre". It is thought that she gave the Brontë sisters' father £50 to assist them when he became a widower. Currer did donate money to the Clergy Daughter's School that the Brontë sisters attended as well as funding the
Bronte Woodard Siddons' novel "Heartbreak Hotel" for which Woodard would write the screenplay. However, the novel was not actually filmed until several years after Woodard's death, reaching the screen under the title "Heart of Dixie" in 1989 with a screenplay by Tom McCown instead of Woodard. Bronte Woodard Bronte Woodard (October 8, 1940 – August 6, 1980) was an American writer best known for penning the adapted screenplay for the hit film "Grease". He was born October 8, 1940 in Alabama. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1980 Village People film "Can't Stop the Music" with "Grease" producer Allan Carr. He