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Paul Franklin(1899-1980)

  • Writer
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Reefer Madness (1938)
Paul Franklin was born on 30 May 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Torpedo Boat (1942), Trouble in Morocco (1937) and Man Hunters of the Caribbean (1936). He died on 15 May 1980 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 30, 1899
DiedMay 15, 1980(80)
BornMay 30, 1899
DiedMay 15, 1980(80)
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Known for

Richard Arlen and Jean Parker in Torpedo Boat (1942)
Torpedo Boat
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1942
Mae Clarke, C. Henry Gordon, and Jack Holt in Trouble in Morocco (1937)
Trouble in Morocco
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1937
Man Hunters of the Caribbean (1936)
Man Hunters of the Caribbean
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1936
Mae Clarke and Jack Holt in Outlaws of the Orient (1937)
Outlaws of the Orient
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Caffeine Madness (2014)
    Caffeine Madness
    Short
    • additional dialouge: Reefer Madness
    • 2014
  • Maya (1967)
    Maya
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1967
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1959–1967
  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964–1965
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay and story
    • 1961
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959–1961
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1961
  • Troubleshooters (1959)
    Troubleshooters
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959–1960
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1960
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1959–1960
  • Lee Tracy in New York Confidential (1959)
    New York Confidential
    5.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959
  • The Texan (1958)
    The Texan
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1958

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Personal details

  • Born
    • May 30, 1899
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 15, 1980
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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