Ted Sherdeman(1909-1987)

Writer
Producer
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Ted Sherdeman was born on 21 June 1909 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Them! (1954), Latitude Zero (1969) and Maracaibo (1958). He was married to Anne Stone. He died on 22 August 1987 in Santa Ana, California, USA.

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Known for

Them!

7.2

Writer

1954

Latitude Zero

5.9

Writer

1969

Maracaibo

5.6

Writer

1958

My Favorite Martian

7.2

TV Series

Writer

Credits

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Writer

Latitude Zero
5.9
- screenplay
- stories
- 1969
My Side of the Mountain
6.6
- writer
- 1969
The Flying Nun
6.5
TV Series
- story
- 1968
Family Affair
7.1
TV Series
- written by
- 1967–1968
The Monroes
7.8
TV Series
- Writer
- 1967
And Now Miguel
6.6
- screenplay
- 1966
Hazel
7.2
TV Series
- written by
- 1963–1966
Bewitched
7.6
TV Series
- written by
- 1965
Wagon Train
7.6
TV Series
- writer
- written by
- Writer
- 1958–1965
Island of the Blue Dolphins
6.1
- screenplay
- 1964
My Favorite Martian
7.2
TV Series
- written by
- 1964
Misty
6.6
- Writer
- 1961
The Big Show
5.4
- screenplay
- 1961
Hell to Eternity
6.9
- screenplay
- 1960
A Dog of Flanders
7.2
- writer
- 1960

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Personal details

Born
- June 21, 1909
- Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Died
- August 22, 1987
- Santa Ana, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Anne StoneFebruary 8, 1939 - ?
Other works
In 1956, he created a pilot for an adventure series set in Europe called "Rough Sketch" about an artist (played by Gerald Mohr) who had a nose for trouble. The pilot was shot in Sweden, however, despite high marks for locations shooting the series never developed.
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Trivia
Harvey Dohm's through-the-mail 1963 interview with Sherdeman, about Sherdeman's movie "Them!," was at last published 62 years later in Tom Weaver's book "Creature Feature Creators" (McFarland & Co., 2025).