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Jack Gariss(1920-1985)

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  • Writer
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Jack Gariss was born on 19 October 1920 in Tecumseh, Nebraska. He was a producer and writer, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Rescue 8 (1958) and Klondike (1960). He died on 19 January 1985 in Reseda, California, USA.
BornOctober 19, 1920
DiedJanuary 19, 1985(64)
BornOctober 19, 1920
DiedJanuary 19, 1985(64)
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Known for

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1956
Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
Rescue 8
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Ralph Taeger in Klondike (1960)
Klondike
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Brian Keith in The Westerner (1960)
The Westerner
7.8
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Brian Keith in The Westerner (1960)
    The Westerner
    7.8
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1960

Writer

  • Ralph Taeger in Klondike (1960)
    Klondike
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
    Rescue 8
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1958–1959
  • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in Season One.
    The Rifleman
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    The Ten Commandments
    7.9
    • written for the screen by
    • 1956
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • additional writer (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 19, 1920
    • Tecumseh, Nebraska
  • Died
    • January 19, 1985
    • Reseda, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The characters played by James Drury ,R.G. Armstrong and Warren Oates in Sam Peckinpah's film 'Ride the High Country' had their genesis in a story created by Peckinpah and Gariss for television's The Rifleman series.

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