Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

William Lively(1907-1973)

  • Writer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
William Lively was born on 27 June 1907 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949), Lost Planet Airmen (1951) and King of the Rocket Men (1949). He died on 29 September 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 27, 1907
DiedSeptember 29, 1973(66)
BornJune 27, 1907
DiedSeptember 29, 1973(66)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Kirk Alyn in Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1949
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)
Lost Planet Airmen
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1951
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
King of the Rocket Men
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1949
James Dunn, Matty Fain, William Pawley, Frances Gifford, Harry Harvey, Forbes Murray, Gene Roth, and Duke York in Mercy Plane (1939)
Mercy Plane
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

IMDbPro

Writer

  • Black Dragon of Manzanar
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • original screenplay
    • 1966
  • Golden Hands of Kurigal
    TV Movie
    • original screenplay
    • 1966
  • Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
    TV Movie
    • original screenplay
    • 1966
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1956–1958
  • Roy Rogers and Trigger in The Roy Rogers Show (1951)
    The Roy Rogers Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1952–1957
  • Richard Webb in Captain Midnight (1954)
    Captain Midnight
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1954–1955
  • Irish McCalla in Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955)
    Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
    6.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Vera Miles, Gordon Scott, and Peter van Eyck in Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
    Hopalong Cassidy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • writer
    • 1953–1954
  • Jon Hall, Ray Montgomery, and Nick Stewart in Ramar of the Jungle (1952)
    Ramar of the Jungle
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Rex Allen, Nan Leslie, and Koko in Iron Mountain Trail (1953)
    Iron Mountain Trail
    6.4
    • story
    • 1953
  • Dick Tracy (1950)
    Dick Tracy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story suggested by
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1951–1952
  • Michael Chapin, Eilene Janssen, and Julian Rivero in Wild Horse Ambush (1952)
    Wild Horse Ambush
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Linda Douglas, Tim Holt, Frank Wilcox, and Patricia Wright in Trail Guide (1952)
    Trail Guide
    5.7
    • story
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Lively
  • Born
    • June 27, 1907
    • Charleston, West Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • September 29, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Salary
    • The Dakota Kid
      (1951)
      $1,800

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.