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Richard English(1910-1957)

  • Writer
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Richard English was born on 18 May 1910 in West Newton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for 711 Ocean Drive (1950), Larceny on the Air (1937) and Big Jim McLain (1952). He died on 2 October 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 18, 1910
DiedOctober 2, 1957(47)
BornMay 18, 1910
DiedOctober 2, 1957(47)
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Known for

Joanne Dru and Edmond O'Brien in 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
711 Ocean Drive
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1950
Grace Bradley and Robert Livingston in Larceny on the Air (1937)
Larceny on the Air
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1937
Big Jim McLain (1952)
Big Jim McLain
5.2
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1952
Evalyn Knapp in Bulldog Edition (1936)
Bulldog Edition
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1936

Credits

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Writer

  • Donna Reed, Eddie Calvert, Cornel Wilde, and Ron Randell in Beyond Mombasa (1956)
    Beyond Mombasa
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Big Jim McLain (1952)
    Big Jim McLain
    5.2
    • written by
    • short story (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Glenn Ford, Viveca Lindfors, and Henry O'Neill in The Flying Missile (1950)
    The Flying Missile
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Bruce Cabot, Edmund L. Hartmann, Jack Kirkwood, George Marshall, Robert O'Brien, Robert L. Welch, and Harry Leon Wilson in Fancy Pants (1950)
    Fancy Pants
    6.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Joanne Dru and Edmond O'Brien in 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
    711 Ocean Drive
    6.8
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Copper Canyon
    6.2
    • story
    • 1950
  • Glenn Ford and Ida Lupino in Lust for Gold (1949)
    Lust for Gold
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Virginia Grey, Sam Levene, Cameron Mitchell, and Jane Nigh in Leather Gloves (1948)
    Leather Gloves
    7.5
    • from a Saturday Evening Post story "No Place To Go"
    • 1948
  • Janet Blair, Jimmy Dorsey, and Tommy Dorsey in The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
    The Fabulous Dorseys
    5.6
    • original screen play
    • 1947
  • Felix Bressart, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Korbel, Marcy McGuire, Glen Vernon, and James Warren in Ding Dong Williams (1946)
    Ding Dong Williams
    5.1
    • from the Collier's magazine stories
    • 1946
  • Adele Jergens, Evelyn Keyes, Cornel Wilde, and Phil Silvers in A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
    A Thousand and One Nights
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Virginia Bruce, Billy Daniel, Tito Guízar, and Aurora Miranda in Brazil (1944)
    Brazil
    5.9
    • original story
    • 1944
  • Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari, Jack Oakie, and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra in Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
    Sweet and Low-Down
    5.9
    • screen play
    • original story
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 18, 1910
    • West Newton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 2, 1957
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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