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Alex Atkinson(1916-1962)

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Alex Atkinson was born on 19 May 1916 in Liverpool, England, UK. Alex was a writer, known for Wheel of Fate (1953), Saturday Playhouse (1958) and Design for Murder (1961). Alex died on 28 February 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornMay 19, 1916
DiedFebruary 28, 1962(45)
BornMay 19, 1916
DiedFebruary 28, 1962(45)
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Known for

Wheel of Fate (1953)
Wheel of Fate
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1953
Saturday Playhouse (1958)
Saturday Playhouse
TV Series
  • Writer
Design for Murder
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1961
Monitor (1958)
Monitor
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Design for Murder
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Monitor (1958)
    Monitor
    8.4
    TV Series
    • commentary
    • 1959
  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Wheel of Fate (1953)
    Wheel of Fate
    6.1
    • story "Nightmare"
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 19, 1916
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 28, 1962
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(arteriosclerotic heart disease)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Four Winds", performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England, with Peggy Evans, William Kendall, Frank Lawton, Roderick Lovell and Nancy Roberts in the cast.

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