Hector Turnbull

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{{short description|American screenwriter}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Hector Turnbull

| image = A Private Scandal (1921) - 13.jpg

| caption = Hector Turnbull reviewing a script for A Private Scandal (1921) with May McAvoy and director Chester Franklin

| birth_date = {{birth date|1884|9|11}}{{Cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba95d8588 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725095835/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba95d8588 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 25, 2012 |title=Hector Turnbull |accessdate=November 27, 2012|work=BFI}}

| birth_place = Arlington, New Jersey, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1934|4|8|1884|9|11}}

| death_place = New Hope, Pennsylvania, US

| occupation = Screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1915–1937

}}

Hector Turnbull (September 11, 1884 – April 8, 1934) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 25 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in Arlington, New Jersey and died in New Hope, Pennsylvania from a heart attack.