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Overview

Date of Birth:

29 August 1916, Brooklyn, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

29 July 2008, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA more

Trivia:

BA from Yale more

STARmeter:

Up 33% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination more

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Across 110th Street (1972)	(screenplay)	1972	-	6.9 (1,173)

2.	"Cade's County" (1971)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.4 (37)
	1 TV episode: Safe Deposit (1971) (writer)
3.	The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) (TV)	(writer)	1970	-	6.6 (55)

4.	"The Silent Force" (1970)	(unknown episodes)	1970	-	5.5 (5)

5.	Daughter of the Mind (1969) (TV)	(writer)	1969	-	6.3 (116)

6.	Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) (TV)	(writer)	1969	-	6.9 (65)

7.	"The Name of the Game" (1968)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	8.0 (113)
	1 TV episode: The White Birch (1968) (teleplay)
8.	"Ironside" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	7.1 (312)
	AKAs: The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: A Very Cool Hot Car (1967) (writer)
9.	Kismet (1967) (TV)	(musical libretto)	1967	-	7.5 (7)

10.	"Run for Your Life" (1965)	(4 episodes, 1965-1967)	1967	-	7.8 (67)
	4 TV episodes: Tell It to the Dead (1967) (teleplay) Tears from a Glass Eye (1966) (teleplay) The Committee for the 25th (1966) (teleplay) The Girl Next Door Is a Spy (1965) (teleplay)
11.	"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.8 (43)
	AKAs: The Chrysler Theater Theatre of Stars (UK) Universal Star Time (syndication title) 1 TV episode: One Embezzlement and Two Margaritas (1966) (adaptation)
12.	"Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)	(4 episodes, 1963-1965)	1965	-	7.7 (29)
	AKAs: Crisis (USA: syndication title) Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title) 4 TV episodes: Rapture at Two-Forty (1965) (teleplay) Their Own Executioners (1964) (teleplay) Are There Any More Out There Like You? (1963) (adaptation) The End of the World, Baby (1963) (teleplay)
13.	Lady in a Cage (1964)	(writer)	1964	-	6.7 (854)

14.	"Combat!" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1963)	1963	-	8.7 (461)
	2 TV episodes: The Quiet Warrior (1963) (story) No Hallelujahs for Glory (1963) (teleplay & story)
15.	"87th Precinct" (1961)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	9.4 (28)
	1 TV episode: Killer's Choice (1962) (teleplay)
16.	"Target: The Corruptors" (1961)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.5 (15)
	1 TV episode: Touch of Evil (1961) (writer)
17.	Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	5.0 (97)
	AKAs: Les mille et une nuits (France) The Wonders of Aladdin
18.	"Bus Stop" (1961)	(2 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	8.0 (21)
	2 TV episodes: Portrait of a Hero (1961) (teleplay) Success Story (1961) (teleplay)
19.	"Startime" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (29)
	AKAs: Ford Startime Lincoln-Mercury Startime 1 TV episode: Crime, Inc. (1960) (writer)
20.	"Bourbon Street Beat" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.9 (45)
	1 TV episode: Woman in the River (1959) (written by)
21.	Holiday for Lovers (1959)	(writer)	1959	-	6.0 (53)

22.	The Gift of Love (1958)	(writer)	1958	-	6.2 (112)

23.	Kiss Them for Me (1957)	(play "Kiss Them for Me")	1957	-	5.7 (579)

24.	Kismet (1955)	(musical libretto) (screenplay)	1955	-	6.0 (454)

25.	New Faces (1954)	(writer)	1954	-	5.7 (58)
	AKAs: New Faces of 1952 (USA: long title)
26.	A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)	(writer)	1953	-	6.4 (176)

27.	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)	(2 episodes, 1952)	1952	-	7.1 (49)
	AKAs: Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) 2 TV episodes: The Pussyfootin' Rocks (1952) (writer) Port of Call (1952) (intros prologue)
28.	Black Hand (1950)	(writer)	1950	-	6.1 (201)

29.	B.F.'s Daughter (1948)	(screenplay)	1948	-	5.7 (179)
	AKAs: Polly Fulton (UK)
30.	The Hucksters (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	6.7 (512)

31.	The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)	(article)	1942	-	5.6 (18)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Last Generation (1971)	(producer)	1971	-	7.9 (7)

2.	"Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)	producer (3 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.7 (29)
	AKAs: Crisis (USA: syndication title) Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title) 3 TV episodes: The Gun (1964) (producer) Their Own Executioners (1964) (producer) The Hunt (1963) (producer)
3.	Lady in a Cage (1964)	(producer)	1964	-	6.7 (854)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage: Co-produced "Not About Heroes" at the off-Broadway Lucille Loertel Theater, starring Edward Herrmann and Dylan Baker (1981. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Article more

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Comedy | Mystery more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Police more

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