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Mortimer Braus(1907-1988)

  • Writer
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Mortimer Braus was born on 21 November 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Prodigal Returns (1939), Let's Make It Legal (1951) and The Postman Didn't Ring (1942). He died on 13 February 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 21, 1907
DiedFebruary 13, 1988(80)
BornNovember 21, 1907
DiedFebruary 13, 1988(80)
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Known for

Martin Garralaga and Tito Guízar in The Prodigal Returns (1939)
The Prodigal Returns
  • Writer
  • 1939
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
Let's Make It Legal
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1951
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1942
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1951

Credits

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Writer

  • Hannibal (1959)
    Hannibal
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Five Bold Women (1959)
    Five Bold Women
    6.3
    • original screenplay
    • 1959
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1958
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and John Hart in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Ethel Barrymore Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • writer
    • 1954–1956
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • adaptation
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1955
  • Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
    Mr. & Mrs. North
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Footlights Theater
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mort Braus
  • Born
    • November 21, 1907
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 13, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    • Mort

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