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Fulton Oursler(1893-1952)

  • Writer
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Fulton Oursler was born on 22 January 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for The Circus Queen Murder (1933), The Spider (1931) and The Night Club Lady (1932). He was married to Grace Perkins and Rose K. Karger. He died on 24 May 1952 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 22, 1893
DiedMay 24, 1952(59)
BornJanuary 22, 1893
DiedMay 24, 1952(59)
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Donald Cook, Dwight Frye, Adolphe Menjou, and Greta Nissen in The Circus Queen Murder (1933)
The Circus Queen Murder
6.1
  • Writer(as Anthony Abbott)
  • 1933
El Brendel, Edmund Lowe, and Lois Moran in The Spider (1931)
The Spider
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1931
Adolphe Menjou and Mayo Methot in The Night Club Lady (1932)
The Night Club Lady
6.3
  • Writer(as Anthony Abbot)
  • 1932
Dana Andrews in Boomerang! (1947)
Boomerang!
7.2
  • Writer(as Anthony Abbot)
  • 1947

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  • Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Van Heflin, Max von Sydow, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told
    6.6
    • book
    • 1965
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • A String of Blue Beads (1953)
    A String of Blue Beads
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • short story
    • 1953
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    8.1
    TV Series
    • book
    • 1952
  • Dana Andrews in Boomerang! (1947)
    Boomerang!
    7.2
    • based upon the article The Perfect Case published in The Reader's Digest December: 1945 (as Anthony Abbot)
    • 1947
  • Richard Conte and Faye Marlowe in The Spider (1945)
    The Spider
    6.0
    • play (as Charles Fulton Oursler)
    • 1945
  • The Panther's Claw (1942)
    The Panther's Claw
    5.9
    • story "The Perfect Crime of Mr. Digberry" (as Anthony Abbot)
    • 1942
  • Betty Furness, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Henry Wilcoxon in The President's Mystery (1936)
    The President's Mystery
    5.6
    • story (as Anthony Abbot)
    • 1936
  • Gertrude Michael in Second Wife (1936)
    Second Wife
    • play "All the King's Men"
    • 1936
  • Donald Cook, Dwight Frye, Adolphe Menjou, and Greta Nissen in The Circus Queen Murder (1933)
    The Circus Queen Murder
    6.1
    • from the story by (as Anthony Abbott)
    • 1933
  • Richard Dix and Wera Engels in The Great Jasper (1933)
    The Great Jasper
    6.4
    • novel
    • 1933
  • Adolphe Menjou and Mayo Methot in The Night Club Lady (1932)
    The Night Club Lady
    6.3
    • novel "About the Murder of the Night Club Lady" (as Anthony Abbot)
    • 1932
  • El Brendel, Edmund Lowe, and Lois Moran in The Spider (1931)
    The Spider
    6.1
    • play
    • 1931
  • Lila Lee and Conrad Nagel in Second Wife (1930)
    Second Wife
    4.6
    • based on the play by: "All the King's Men" (as Charles Fulton Oursler)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Anthony Abbot
  • Born
    • January 22, 1893
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • May 24, 1952
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Grace PerkinsJuly 25, 1925 - May 24, 1952 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Fulton Oursler Jnr
  • Other works
    Playwright: "The Spider" (filmed as The Spider (1931))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

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