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Allan Vaughan Elston(1887-1976)

  • Writer
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Allan Vaughan Elston was born on 28 July 1887 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Allan Vaughan was a writer, known for Paradise Express (1937), Isle of Destiny (1940) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). Allan Vaughan died on 21 October 1976 in Santa Ana, California, USA.
BornJuly 28, 1887
DiedOctober 21, 1976(89)
BornJuly 28, 1887
DiedOctober 21, 1976(89)
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Known for

Dorothy Appleby and Grant Withers in Paradise Express (1937)
Paradise Express
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1937
Katherine DeMille, Wallace Ford, William Gargan, June Lang, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Destiny (1940)
Isle of Destiny
4.9
  • Writer(as Allan Vaughn Elston)
  • 1940
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Allan Vaughan Elston, Warren Hull, and Movita in Paradise Isle (1937)
Paradise Isle
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1955–1956
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • based on a story by (as Allen Vaughn Elston)
    • 1955–1956
  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1955
  • City Detective (1953)
    City Detective
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1953
  • Your Play Time
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1953
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 1952
  • Manhunt
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1951
  • Katherine DeMille, Wallace Ford, William Gargan, June Lang, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Destiny (1940)
    Isle of Destiny
    4.9
    • original story (as Allan Vaughn Elston)
    • 1940
  • Allan Vaughan Elston, Warren Hull, and Movita in Paradise Isle (1937)
    Paradise Isle
    5.4
    • story "The Belled Palm"
    • 1937
  • Dorothy Appleby and Grant Withers in Paradise Express (1937)
    Paradise Express
    5.7
    • original story
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Allan Vaugan Elston
  • Born
    • July 28, 1887
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 21, 1976
    • Santa Ana, California, USA
  • Other works
    Story: "The Belled Palm" (filmed as Paradise Isle (1937)).

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    Writer of western and detective fiction, formerly rancher, engineer and transit man on a Wyoming railroad.

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