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David Chandler(1912-1990)

  • Writer
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David Chandler, 78, screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He published over a dozen novels including "The Ramsden Case," "Captain Hollister," "The Middleman," "The Masters Connection," "The Tower," "Kelley," "The Gangsters," "The Glass Totem," "Father O'Brien And His Girls," "The Aphrodite," "Huelga," "A Little More Time" and "Easy The Hard Way". Films included "Another Eden," "Apache Drums," "The Counterfeiters" and "Nevada Gold." He also wrote for television. Survived by his wife, Rita, and two children.
BornJune 2, 1912
DiedOctober 19, 1990(78)
BornJune 2, 1912
DiedOctober 19, 1990(78)
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Known for

Coleen Gray and Stephen McNally in Apache Drums (1951)
Apache Drums
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1951
Matinee Theatre (1955)
Matinee Theatre
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Charles Drake and Lynne Roberts in Winter Wonderland (1946)
Winter Wonderland
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1946
Wendell Corey in Harbor Command (1957)
Harbor Command
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • The Invaders (1967)
    The Invaders
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1966
  • John Banner, Robert Clary, Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis, and Werner Klemperer in Hogan's Heroes (1965)
    Hogan's Heroes
    7.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • story
    • 1965–1966
  • Convoy (1965)
    Convoy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1965
  • Walter Brennan in The Tycoon (1964)
    The Tycoon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • The Beachcomber (1962)
    The Beachcomber
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • Straightaway (1961)
    Straightaway
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Robert Harland and Stephen McNally in Target: The Corruptors (1961)
    Target: The Corruptors
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1961
  • Jim Backus in Hot Off the Wire (1960)
    Hot Off the Wire
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Don Durant and Mark Goddard in Johnny Ringo (1959)
    Johnny Ringo
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1959–1960
  • 21 Beacon Street (1959)
    21 Beacon Street
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1959
  • Michael Rennie in The Third Man (1959)
    The Third Man
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • Craig Hill and Kenneth Tobey in Whirlybirds (1957)
    Whirlybirds
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 2, 1912
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 19, 1990
    • Palm Springs, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Rita Duncan Canzaneri1957 - October 1990 (his death)
  • Children
      Geoffrey
  • Other works
    Wrote a novel entitled "A Little More Time" (New York: John Day Company, 1956), about a former war correspondent who has an overwhelming urge to strangle his film-star wife, a nymphomaniac who has made him crazy and miserable; but who goes to India seeking enlightenment instead.

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