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Herbert Purdom(1921-1993)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Herbert Purdom was born on 4 August 1921 in Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Boston Blackie (1951), Jungle Jim (1955) and Target Hong Kong (1953). He died on 16 April 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1921
DiedApril 16, 1993(71)
BornAugust 4, 1921
DiedApril 16, 1993(71)
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Known for

Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
Boston Blackie
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Jungle Jim (1955)
Jungle Jim
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Target Hong Kong (1953)
Target Hong Kong
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1953
Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)
The Lone Ranger
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer(as Herb Purdum)

Credits

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Writer

  • Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979)
    Huckleberry Finn and His Friends
    8.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • from a story by (as Herb Purdum, as Herb Purdum)
    • 1980
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1972
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1971
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1971
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • writer
    • written by (as Herb Purdum, as Herb Purdum) ...
    • 1966–1970
  • Andrew Duggan, Wayne Maunder, and James Stacy in Lancer (1968)
    Lancer
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1962
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1962
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1959–1961
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1961
  • The Blue Angels (1960)
    The Blue Angels
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960–1961
  • Assignment: Underwater (1960)
    Assignment: Underwater
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herbert Purdum)
    • 1961
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herbert Purdum)
    • 1960
  • Border Patrol (1959)
    Border Patrol
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • Writer (as Herbert Purdum, as Herbert Purdum)
    • 1959

Producer

  • Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979)
    Huckleberry Finn and His Friends
    8.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer (as Herb Purdum)
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Herbert Perdum
  • Born
    • August 4, 1921
    • Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • April 16, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "My Brother John". NOTE: Won the Western Spur award from the Western Writers of America.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Purdom won a Spur Award in 1966 from the Western Writers of America for his novel "My Brother John.".

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