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Edmund Morris(1912-1998)

  • Writer
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Edmund Morris was born on 22 September 1912 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Channing (1963), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956) and Checkmate (1960). He died on 6 January 1998 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1912
DiedJanuary 6, 1998(85)
BornSeptember 22, 1912
DiedJanuary 6, 1998(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Channing (1963)
Channing
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Checkmate (1960)
Checkmate
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Roscoe Karns in Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Rocky King, Detective
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Die Houtbord
    TV Movie
    • based on his play "The Wooden Dish"
    • 1988
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1974
  • Project X (1968)
    Project X
    5.4
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Danger Has Two Faces (1967)
    Danger Has Two Faces
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1967
  • Ron Ely in Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • The Rat Patrol (1966)
    The Rat Patrol
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1966
  • The Man Who Never Was (1966)
    The Man Who Never Was
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story (teleplay)
    • 1966
  • Bradford Dillman and Peter Graves in Court Martial (1965)
    Court Martial
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1966
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1965
  • Die hölzerne Schüssel
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1965
  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Channing (1963)
    Channing
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964
  • Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
    Walk on the Wild Side
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1962
  • Richard Basehart and Paquita Rico in The Savage Guns (1961)
    The Savage Guns
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Checkmate (1960)
    Checkmate
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Theater_org
  • Alternative name
    • Ed Morris
  • Born
    • September 22, 1912
    • Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
  • Died
    • January 6, 1998
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Other works
    The Wooden Dish (1955). Written by Edmund Morris. Directed by Louis Calhern. Booth Theatre: 6 Oct 1955- 15 Oct 1955 (12 performances). Cast: Louis Calhern (as "Lon Pop Dennison"), John Randolph (as "Ed Mason"), Polly Rowles, Edgar Stehli (as "Sam Yaeger"), Gordon Tanner, James Westerfield, Barbara Barrie (as "Janey Stewart"), Jane Rose, Jacqueline Scott, Orville Sherman. Produced by Armand Deutsch.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Started as an actor in stock companies and first appeared on screen in 'Having a Wonderful Time' in 1937. Acted on stage in 'Golden Boy' and 'Margin for Error'. He had a hit with his play 'The Wooden Dish' in 1954, primarily in London, though it also had a short run on Broadway. His best known screenplay was 'Walk on the Wild Side' in 1962, thereafter mostly television work. During the 1970s, he collaborated with Jose Ferrer on several theatrical productions in New York, as well as teaching play writing. He was also an associate professor of theatre arts at the University of Denver.

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