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John Dickson Carr(1906-1977)

  • Writer
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John Dickson Carr was born on 30 November 1906 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Man with a Cloak (1951), Dangerous Crossing (1953) and The Burning Court (1962). He was married to Clarice Cleaves. He died on 27 February 1977 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1906
DiedFebruary 27, 1977(70)
BornNovember 30, 1906
DiedFebruary 27, 1977(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Leslie Caron, and Louis Calhern in The Man with a Cloak (1951)
The Man with a Cloak
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1951
Jeanne Crain in Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Dangerous Crossing
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1953
The Burning Court (1962)
The Burning Court
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1962
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Retro Static Radio (2020)
    Retro Static Radio
    Podcast Series
    • created by
    • 2020
  • Treacherous Crossing (1992)
    Treacherous Crossing
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • radio play "Cabin B-13"
    • 1992
  • Mado no naka no satsujin
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Emperor's Snuff-Box"
    • 1983
  • Adolfo Celi in L'occhio di Giuda (1982)
    L'occhio di Giuda
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1982
  • Tre colpi di fucile
    TV Movie
    • novel Till Death Do Us Part
    • 1982
  • Morte a passo di valzer (1979)
    Morte a passo di valzer
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel Fire, Burn!
    • 1979
  • La dama dei veleni (1979)
    La dama dei veleni
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • novel "The Burning Court"
    • 1979
  • Detective (1964)
    Detective
    6.9
    TV Series
    • novel
    • Writer (as Carter Dickson, as Carter Dickson)
    • 1964–1969
  • Devcátko s petrklíci
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The Burning Court (1962)
    The Burning Court
    6.4
    • novel "The Burning Court"
    • 1962
  • Los suicidios constantes
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Storyboard
    5.6
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 1961
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    TV Mini Series
    • from an idea by
    • 1960
  • Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)
    Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
    The Unforeseen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Carter Dickson
  • Born
    • November 30, 1906
    • Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 27, 1977
    • Greenville, South Carolina, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Clarice Cleaves1931 - ? (3 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Castle Skull"

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1949 was authorized by the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write the biography of Sherlock Holmes's creator.

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