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Luke Short(1908-1975)

  • Writer
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Luke Short was born on 19 November 1908 in Kewaunee, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Coroner Creek (1948), Station West (1948) and Ramrod (1947). He died on 18 August 1975 in Aspen, Colorado, USA.
BornNovember 19, 1908
DiedAugust 18, 1975(66)
BornNovember 19, 1908
DiedAugust 18, 1975(66)
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Known for

Randolph Scott and Marguerite Chapman in Coroner Creek (1948)
Coroner Creek
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1948
Jane Greer and Dick Powell in Station West (1948)
Station West
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Joel McCrea, Charles Ruggles, and Arleen Whelan in Ramrod (1947)
Ramrod
6.6
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1947
Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, and John Russell in Hell's Outpost (1954)
Hell's Outpost
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • short story
    • writer
    • creator (uncredited) ...
    • 1956–1960
  • Tina Louise, Robert Taylor, Jack Lord, and Fess Parker in The Hangman (1959)
    The Hangman
    6.6
    • story
    • 1959
  • Stage 7 (1955)
    Stage 7
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1955
  • Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, and John Russell in Hell's Outpost (1954)
    Hell's Outpost
    5.8
    • from the novel "Silver Rock"
    • 1954
  • Rod Cameron and Ella Raines in Ride the Man Down (1952)
    Ride the Man Down
    6.1
    • novel
    • 1952
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Barry Fitzgerald, and Edmond O'Brien in Silver City (1951)
    Silver City
    5.9
    • story
    • 1951
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
    Suspense
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1951
  • Burt Lancaster and Joanne Dru in Vengeance Valley (1951)
    Vengeance Valley
    5.9
    • based on a novel by
    • 1951
  • Robert Taylor and John Hodiak in Ambush (1950)
    Ambush
    6.5
    • story
    • 1950
  • Robert Mitchum and Barbara Bel Geddes in Blood on the Moon (1948)
    Blood on the Moon
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • from the Saturday Evening Post serial storyl by
    • 1948
  • Jane Greer and Dick Powell in Station West (1948)
    Station West
    6.6
    • from the novel by
    • 1948
  • Randolph Scott and Marguerite Chapman in Coroner Creek (1948)
    Coroner Creek
    6.7
    • adapted from the novel by
    • 1948
  • Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Albuquerque (1948)
    Albuquerque
    6.6
    • novel "Dead Freight for Piute"
    • 1948
  • Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Joel McCrea, Charles Ruggles, and Arleen Whelan in Ramrod (1947)
    Ramrod
    6.6
    • by
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Mildred Coles, Lalo Encinas, Leon Errol, and Noble Johnson in Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941)
    Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
    5.3
    • from the story by
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 19, 1908
    • Kewaunee, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 18, 1975
    • Aspen, Colorado, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Wrote the teleplay for a western series to be called "Primrose".

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  • Trivia
    Received the Levi Strauss Western Writers of America award.

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