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Decla Dunning(1909-1984)

  • Writer
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Decla Dunning was born on 27 November 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. Decla was a writer, known for The Stranger (1946), Crime Against Joe (1956) and Tars and Spars (1946). Decla was married to Paul B. Radin and John West Runyon. Decla died on 27 March 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 27, 1909
DiedMarch 27, 1984(74)
BornNovember 27, 1909
DiedMarch 27, 1984(74)
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Known for

Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1946
Julie London in Crime Against Joe (1956)
Crime Against Joe
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1956
Janet Blair, Sid Caesar, Jeff Donnell, Alfred Drake, and Marc Platt in Tars and Spars (1946)
Tars and Spars
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1946
William Bendix and Susan Hayward in The Hairy Ape (1944)
The Hairy Ape
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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Writer

  • Julie London in Crime Against Joe (1956)
    Crime Against Joe
    5.8
    • story
    • 1956
  • The Halls of Ivy (1954)
    The Halls of Ivy
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • original story and teleplay
    • 1953
  • John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, and Vera Ralston in I, Jane Doe (1948)
    I, Jane Doe
    6.7
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • Don Ameche, Claudette Colbert, Hazel Brooks, and Robert Cummings in Sleep, My Love (1948)
    Sleep, My Love
    6.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)
    The Stranger
    7.3
    • adaptation by
    • 1946
  • Janet Blair, Sid Caesar, Jeff Donnell, Alfred Drake, and Marc Platt in Tars and Spars (1946)
    Tars and Spars
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • William Bendix and Susan Hayward in The Hairy Ape (1944)
    The Hairy Ape
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 27, 1909
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 27, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Paul B. RadinJuly 4, 1948 - March 27, 1984 (her death)

Did you know

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    As a journalist for the "Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine", she wrote a profile of Orson Welles entitled "Energy Machine", published in the magazine on Christmas Eve, 1939. Several years later, having become a screenwriter, she collaborated on the story for "The Stranger", the 1946 movie directed by and starring Orson Welles.

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