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Jay Bennett(1912-2009)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Soundtrack
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Jay Bennett was born on 24 December 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. Jay was a writer, known for Monodrama Theater (1953), High Tension (1953) and The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965). Jay was married to Sally Stern. Jay died on 27 June 2009 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
BornDecember 24, 1912
DiedJune 27, 2009(96)
BornDecember 24, 1912
DiedJune 27, 2009(96)
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Known for

Monodrama Theater (1953)
Monodrama Theater
TV Series
  • Writer
High Tension
TV Series
  • Writer
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965)
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1965
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965)
    The Woman Who Wouldn't Die
    6.1
    • novel: "Catacombs"
    • 1965
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • High Tension
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1953–1954
  • Spotlight
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1954
  • Harlem Detective
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1953–1954
  • Monodrama Theater (1953)
    Monodrama Theater
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • adaptation
    • 1953
  • One Man's Story
    TV Series
    • written by
    • adaptation
    • 1953
  • Crime Syndicate
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1951–1952
  • Cameo Theatre (1950)
    Cameo Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1952

Script and Continuity Department

  • Monodrama Theater (1953)
    Monodrama Theater
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • Tom Cavanagh in Ed (2000)
    Ed
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Always in Love" (uncredited)
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 24, 1912
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 27, 2009
    • Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA(complications from Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Sally Stern1937 - June 27, 2009 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He twice received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, for "The Long Black Coat" and "The Dangling Witness".

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