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Gladys Atwater(1899-1988)

  • Writer
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Gladys Atwater was born on 12 August 1899 in Oakland, California, USA. She was a writer, known for Underground Agent (1942), Criminal Lawyer (1937) and First Yank Into Tokyo (1945). She was married to Curtiss Eckfeldt Atwater and J. Robert Bren. She died on 25 March 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 12, 1899
DiedMarch 25, 1988(88)
BornAugust 12, 1899
DiedMarch 25, 1988(88)
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Known for

Frank Albertson, Bruce Bennett, and Leslie Brooks in Underground Agent (1942)
Underground Agent
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1942
Margot Grahame and Lee Tracy in Criminal Lawyer (1937)
Criminal Lawyer
5.8
  • Writer(as G.V. Atwater)
  • 1937
Barbara Hale, Richard Loo, and Tom Neal in First Yank Into Tokyo (1945)
First Yank Into Tokyo
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1945
Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, and Gene Barry in Naked Alibi (1954)
Naked Alibi
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer

  • Alan Hale Jr. and Bobby Clark in Casey Jones (1957)
    Casey Jones
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Shelley Winters, Rory Calhoun, and Gilbert Roland in The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
    The Treasure of Pancho Villa
    5.6
    • story
    • 1955
  • Louis Hayward in The Lone Wolf (1954)
    The Lone Wolf
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1954
  • Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, and Gene Barry in Naked Alibi (1954)
    Naked Alibi
    6.6
    • original story "Cry Copper"
    • 1954
  • Van Johnson and Joanne Dru in The Siege at Red River (1954)
    The Siege at Red River
    5.8
    • from a story by
    • 1954
  • Peggie Castle, Adele Jergens, and Jock Mahoney in Overland Pacific (1954)
    Overland Pacific
    5.6
    • screenplay by
    • 1954
  • Jeff Chandler and Faith Domergue in The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
    The Great Sioux Uprising
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1953
  • John Payne and Gail Russell in El Paso (1949)
    El Paso
    5.9
    • story
    • 1949
  • Barbara Hale, Richard Loo, and Tom Neal in First Yank Into Tokyo (1945)
    First Yank Into Tokyo
    5.4
    • story
    • 1945
  • American Empire (1942)
    American Empire
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1942
  • Frank Albertson, Bruce Bennett, and Leslie Brooks in Underground Agent (1942)
    Underground Agent
    5.9
    • story and screenplay
    • 1942
  • John Wayne and Binnie Barnes in In Old California (1942)
    In Old California
    6.3
    • original story
    • 1942
  • Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, The Ritz Brothers, and The Andrews Sisters in Argentine Nights (1940)
    Argentine Nights
    6.2
    • original story
    • 1940
  • Johnny Downs and Jean Parker in Parents on Trial (1939)
    Parents on Trial
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Tommy Bond, Edith Fellows, Jimmy Leake, Charles Peck, and Dorothy Anne Seese in Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939)
    Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
    6.6
    • story
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • G.V. Atwater
  • Born
    • August 12, 1899
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Curtiss Eckfeldt Atwater(divorced)
  • Other works
    Story: "Cry Copper". NOTE: Filmed as Naked Alibi (1954).

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