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Stanley Ellin(1916-1986)

  • Writer
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Stanley Ellin was born on 6 October 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and The Big Night (1951). He was married to Jeanne Michael. He died on 31 July 1986 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornOctober 6, 1916
DiedJuly 31, 1986(69)
BornOctober 6, 1916
DiedJuly 31, 1986(69)
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Known for

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
John Drew Barrymore and Joan Lorring in The Big Night (1951)
The Big Night
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1951
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • House Party (2025)
    House Party
    Short
    • based on a story by
    • 2025
  • The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2018
  • Jean-Pierre Mocky in Myster Mocky présente (2007)
    Myster Mocky présente
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 2007
  • Specialita séfkuchare
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • short story "The Specialty of the House"
    • 2000
  • A Prayer in the Dark (1997)
    A Prayer in the Dark
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • novel "Stronghold"
    • 1997
  • Cinque storie inquietanti (1987)
    Cinque storie inquietanti
    TV Mini Series
    • story
    • 1987
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1987
  • Viaszfigurák
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1983
  • Vampirismus (1982)
    Il fascino dell'insolito
    5.9
    TV Series
    • short story "The Specialty of the House"
    • 1982
  • Il piatto della casa
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1981
  • The July Group (1981)
    The July Group
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay based on a novel by: "Stronghold"
    • 1981
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • by
    • story
    • 1980–1981
  • Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1980
  • Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, and Art Carney in Sunburn (1979)
    Sunburn
    5.1
    • novel "The Bind"
    • 1979
  • O.E. Hasse in Sanfter Schrecken (1977)
    Sanfter Schrecken
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • story "The Specialty of the House"
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 6, 1916
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 31, 1986
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Jeanne Michael1937 - ? (1 child)
  • Other works
    Story: "Specialty of the House".

Did you know

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    A master of ingenuity and plotting in both the short story and novel who wrote psychological thrillers (sometimes featuring a private investigator or an amateur sleuth), frequently dealing with the theme of revenge.

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