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Robert Bassing(1925-2024)

  • Writer
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Robert Bassing was born on 3 January 1925 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was a writer, known for Home Before Dark (1958), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and The Ford Television Theatre (1952). He died on 3 September 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 3, 1925
DiedSeptember 3, 2024(99)
BornJanuary 3, 1925
DiedSeptember 3, 2024(99)
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Known for

Jean Simmons in Home Before Dark (1958)
Home Before Dark
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1958
Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Assignment: Underwater (1960)
Assignment: Underwater
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Evil Town (1985)
    Evil Town
    3.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Ted Bessell, Randy Boone, Michael Burns, Glenn Corbett, Harry Harvey, and Peter Tewksbury in It's a Man's World (1962)
    It's a Man's World
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1961
  • William Demarest, Don Grady, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
    National Velvet
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Assignment: Underwater (1960)
    Assignment: Underwater
    7.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1960
  • Jean Simmons in Home Before Dark (1958)
    Home Before Dark
    7.1
    • screenplay by
    • 1958
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • John Howard in Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955)
    Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal
    7.0
    TV Series
    • script writer
    • 1955–1957
  • The Web (1957)
    The Web
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • original story
    • written by
    • 1954–1957
  • On Trial (1955)
    On Trial
    6.9
    TV Series
    • dramatised by
    • 1957
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1956
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 3, 1925
    • Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Died
    • September 3, 2024
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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