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Rupert Croft-Cooke(1903-1979)

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Rupert Croft-Cooke was born on 20 June 1903 in Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Fatal Witness (1945) and Escape by Night (1963). He died on 10 June 1979.
BornJune 20, 1903
DiedJune 10, 1979(75)
BornJune 20, 1903
DiedJune 10, 1979(75)
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Known for

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Evelyn Ankers and Richard Fraser in The Fatal Witness (1945)
The Fatal Witness
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1945
Jennifer Jayne and Terence Longdon in Escape by Night (1963)
Escape by Night
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1963
Stephen Boyd and Anna Gaylor in The Beasts of Marseilles (1957)
The Beasts of Marseilles
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Jennifer Jayne and Terence Longdon in Escape by Night (1963)
    Escape by Night
    6.1
    • novel "Clash By Night"
    • 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • based on a story by
    • 1959
  • Stephen Boyd and Anna Gaylor in The Beasts of Marseilles (1957)
    The Beasts of Marseilles
    6.4
    • novel
    • 1957
  • The Lovers of Toledo (1953)
    The Lovers of Toledo
    5.0
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Evelyn Ankers and Richard Fraser in The Fatal Witness (1945)
    The Fatal Witness
    6.0
    • story
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 20, 1903
    • Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 10, 1979
  • Other works
    Novel (as Leo Bruce): "Case for Three Detectives".

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    Also a radio broadcaster from 1925
  • Nickname
    • Leo Bruce

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