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Reuben Ship(1915-1975)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Reuben Ship was born on 18 October 1915 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for The Life of Riley (1948), The Girl on the Boat (1962) and There Was a Crooked Man (1960). He was married to Elaine Grand. He died on 23 August 1975 in England, UK.
BornOctober 18, 1915
DiedAugust 23, 1975(59)
BornOctober 18, 1915
DiedAugust 23, 1975(59)
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Jackie Gleason in The Life of Riley (1948)
The Life of Riley
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
The Girl on the Boat (1962)
The Girl on the Boat
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1962
Norman Wisdom in There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
There Was a Crooked Man
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1960
Diane Cilento in Blackmail (1965)
Blackmail
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Alfred Marks in Albert and Victoria (1970)
    Albert and Victoria
    4.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970–1971
  • From a Bird's Eye View (1970)
    From a Bird's Eye View
    6.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1971
  • Fay Compton in Sanctuary (1967)
    Sanctuary
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Ian Hendry and Jean Marsh in The Informer (1966)
    The Informer
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Diane Cilento in Blackmail (1965)
    Blackmail
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Milligan's Wake
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964–1965
  • The Girl on the Boat (1962)
    The Girl on the Boat
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Norman Wisdom in There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
    There Was a Crooked Man
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1960
  • Frankly Howerd
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Frankie Howerd in...
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Chelsea at Nine (1957)
    Chelsea at Nine
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Helen Christie, Eleanor Summerfield, and Martin Wyldeck in My Wife's Sister (1956)
    My Wife's Sister
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • London Playhouse
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1955
  • Jackie Gleason in The Life of Riley (1948)
    The Life of Riley
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1949–1950

Additional Crew

  • Diane Cilento in Blackmail (1965)
    Blackmail
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1965–1966

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 18, 1915
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • August 23, 1975
    • England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Elaine Grand1960 - ?
  • Other works
    His 1954 radio play The Investigator, produced by Andrew Allan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and starring John Dranie, caused an enormous international stir. A satire on Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunt, some 100,000 bootlegged copies were smuggled into the United States, where it is believed by some to have contributed to McCarthy's downfall.

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    Reuben Ship was denounced by a HUAC hearing and deported back to Canada in 1953.

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