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Ed Adamson(1915-1972)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Ed Adamson was born on 28 January 1915 in Albany, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956) and Mannix (1967). He died on 1 October 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 28, 1915
DiedOctober 1, 1972(57)
BornJanuary 28, 1915
DiedOctober 1, 1972(57)
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Known for

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Outer Limits
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • The Outer Limits (1995)
    The Outer Limits
    7.7
    TV Series
    • based upon the original episode by
    • 1999
  • Banyon (1971)
    Banyon
    7.7
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1971–1973
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1969–1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1970–1972
  • Monty Nash (1971)
    Monty Nash
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Then Came Bronson (1969)
    Then Came Bronson
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story (as Edward Adamson)
    • 1969
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Walter Brennan and Dack Rambo in The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
    The Guns of Will Sonnett
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Chuck Connors, Gerald Edwards, Ronald Howard, and Tom Nardini in Cowboy in Africa (1967)
    Cowboy in Africa
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1967–1968
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • The Rounders (1966)
    The Rounders
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966

Producer



  • Banyon (1971)
    Banyon
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971–1972
  • The Rounders (1966)
    The Rounders
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1967
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960–1961
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959

Script and Continuity Department



  • Lloyd Bridges in The Loner (1965)
    The Loner
    7.6
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1965–1966

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Edward Adamson
  • Born
    • January 28, 1915
    • Albany, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 1, 1972
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)

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