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Jerome Odlum(1905-1954)

  • Writer
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Jerome Odlum was born on 26 August 1905 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer, known for Strange Affair (1944), Each Dawn I Die (1939) and The Fast and the Furious (1954). He died on 2 March 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 26, 1905
DiedMarch 2, 1954(48)
BornAugust 26, 1905
DiedMarch 2, 1954(48)
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Known for

Edgar Buchanan, Marguerite Chapman, Allyn Joslyn, and Evelyn Keyes in Strange Affair (1944)
Strange Affair
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1944
James Cagney and George Raft in Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Each Dawn I Die
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1939
John Ireland and Dorothy Malone in The Fast and the Furious (1954)
The Fast and the Furious
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1954
William Bendix, Barbara Britton, and Dennis O'Keefe in Cover Up (1949)
Cover Up
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1949

Credits

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Writer

  • The Strange Affair (1968)
    The Strange Affair
    6.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1955
  • John Ireland and Dorothy Malone in The Fast and the Furious (1954)
    The Fast and the Furious
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Joan Bennett, Richard Conte, and Wanda Hendrix in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Highway Dragnet
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Dane Clark, Tom Drake, and Cathy O'Donnell in Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
    Never Trust a Gambler
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1951
  • Turhan Bey, Gail Russell, and Sabu in Song of India (1949)
    Song of India
    6.0
    • story
    • 1949
  • William Bendix, Barbara Britton, and Dennis O'Keefe in Cover Up (1949)
    Cover Up
    6.6
    • original screenplay by
    • 1949
  • Lorna Gray and Monte Hale in Last Frontier Uprising (1947)
    Last Frontier Uprising
    4.8
    • story
    • 1947
  • Bill Elliott and Constance Moore in In Old Sacramento (1946)
    In Old Sacramento
    6.3
    • original story
    • 1946
  • Edgar Buchanan, Marguerite Chapman, Allyn Joslyn, and Evelyn Keyes in Strange Affair (1944)
    Strange Affair
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Pat O'Brien, Ruth Hussey, and Robert Ryan in Marine Raiders (1944)
    Marine Raiders
    5.8
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Robert Lowery and Marie McDonald in A Scream in the Dark (1943)
    A Scream in the Dark
    5.9
    • novel "The Morgue is Always Open"
    • 1943
  • Warner Baxter and Margaret Lindsay in Crime Doctor (1943)
    Crime Doctor
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • 1943
  • Tod Andrews in I Was Framed (1942)
    I Was Framed
    5.5
    • idea
    • 1942
  • Ronald Reagan and Joan Perry in Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
    Nine Lives Are Not Enough
    6.0
    • from the novel by
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 26, 1905
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • March 2, 1954
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • ?? - March 2, 1954 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Dust Be My Destiny" (filmed as Dust Be My Destiny (1939), I Was Framed (1942)).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Odlum was a one-time managing editor of the Minneapolis News who became a successful author of stories chiefly about crime and corruption.

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