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Aben Kandel(1897-1993)

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Aben Kandel was born on 15 August 1897 in Romania. Aben was a writer, known for She Gets Her Man (1935), Konga (1961) and Berserk (1967). Aben died on 28 January 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 15, 1897
DiedJanuary 28, 1993(95)
BornAugust 15, 1897
DiedJanuary 28, 1993(95)
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Known for

Edward Brophy, Hugh O'Connell, and Zasu Pitts in She Gets Her Man (1935)
She Gets Her Man
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1935
Konga (1961)
Konga
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1961
Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, and Diana Dors in Berserk (1967)
Berserk
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1967
The Headless Ghost (1959)
The Headless Ghost
4.3
  • Writer(as Kenneth Langtry)
  • 1959

Credits

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Writer



  • Craze (1974)
    Craze
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Trog (1970)
    Trog
    4.0
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, and Diana Dors in Berserk (1967)
    Berserk
    5.4
    • original story
    • screenplay by
    • 1967
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1965
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Black Zoo (1963)
    Black Zoo
    5.5
    • story & screenplay
    • 1963
  • Konga (1961)
    Konga
    4.5
    • original story by
    • screenplay by
    • 1961
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
    Horrors of the Black Museum
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • original story
    • 1959
  • The Headless Ghost (1959)
    The Headless Ghost
    4.3
    • original story by
    • screenplay by (as Kenneth Langtry, as Kenneth Langtry)
    • 1959
  • How to Make a Monster (1958)
    How to Make a Monster
    5.6
    • original story
    • screenplay (as Kenneth Langtry, as Kenneth Langtry)
    • 1958
  • Blood of Dracula (1957)
    Blood of Dracula
    4.6
    • story and screenplay (as Ralph Thornton)
    • 1957
  • I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
    I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
    5.2
    • Writer (as Kenneth Langtry)
    • 1957
  • Michael Landon and Yvonne Lime in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    I Was a Teenage Werewolf
    5.2
    • original story
    • screenplay (as Ralph Thornton, as Ralph Thornton)
    • 1957
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1957

Additional Crew



  • Werewolf of London (1935)
    Werewolf of London
    6.3
    • screenplay construction contributor (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kenneth Langtry
  • Born
    • August 15, 1897
    • Romania
  • Died
    • January 28, 1993
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
      Lenore Kandel
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Hot Money", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Directed by Bertram Harrison. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 7 Nov 1931-Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/9 performances). Cast: Arthur Albro (as "Colombo"; final Broadway role), Albert Bergh (as "Warren"), William E. Blake, Hobart Cavanaugh (as "Mike Donahey"), Peggy Conklin (as "Helen Wilson"), Robert W. Craig, Leo Daschbach, Willard Dashiell, Henry De Koven, Leo Donnelly, Allys Dwyer, Robert C. Fischer, Roger Girod, Sandy Goodwin, Suzanne Jackson, Jane M. Jonson, Harold Kennedy, Leo Kennedy, Roy Le May, R. Le Page, Joe Neale, Alexis M. Polianov, Al Rauh, Edwin Redding, George Rogers, Alma Ross (as "Mrs. Pachinelli"), Elaine Staggers, Martin Tarby, Clark Twelvetrees, Morton Ullman, Dorothy Vernon, Jack Winne, May Wood. Produced by James W. Elliott.
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    American playwright, novelist and screenwriter of horror and crime films. Sometimes wrote under the alias 'Kenneth Langtry'.

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