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Harold Jacob Smith(1912-1970)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Harold Jacob Smith was born on 2 July 1912 in New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Defiant Ones (1958), Inherit the Wind (1960) and Enchanted Island (1958). He died on 28 December 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 2, 1912
DiedDecember 28, 1970(58)
BornJuly 2, 1912
DiedDecember 28, 1970(58)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
The Defiant Ones
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1958
Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, and Dick York in Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1960
Dana Andrews and Jane Powell in Enchanted Island (1958)
Enchanted Island
4.8
  • Writer
  • 1958
The River's Edge (1957)
The River's Edge
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle (2000)
    Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott in Inherit the Wind (1999)
    Inherit the Wind
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1999
  • The Defiant Ones (1986)
    The Defiant Ones
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1986
  • Jack Palance, Burl Ives, Nancy Kwan, and Brock Peters in The McMasters (1970)
    The McMasters
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, and Dick York in Inherit the Wind (1960)
    Inherit the Wind
    8.1
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Dana Andrews and Jane Powell in Enchanted Island (1958)
    Enchanted Island
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
    The Defiant Ones
    7.5
    • written by
    • 1958
  • The River's Edge (1957)
    The River's Edge
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story "The Highest Mountain"
    • 1957
  • Celebrity Playhouse (1955)
    Celebrity Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Hal Smith)
    • 1955
  • Donald Curtis, Faith Domergue, and Kenneth Tobey in It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
    It Came from Beneath the Sea
    5.9
    • screenplay (as Hal Smith)
    • 1955
  • Jeanne Cagney, Craig Stevens, Virginia Grey, Louis Jean Heydt, Rochelle Hudson, and Marjorie Reynolds in The Unexpected (1952)
    The Unexpected
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Hal Smith)
    • 1952
  • Stars Over Hollywood (1950)
    Stars Over Hollywood
    5.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Hal Smith)
    • 1951
  • William Eythe and Marjorie Reynolds in Customs Agent (1950)
    Customs Agent
    6.3
    • story (as Hal Smith)
    • 1950
  • William Bishop and Virginia Patton in Black Eagle (1948)
    Black Eagle
    6.7
    • screenplay (as Hal Smith)
    • 1948
  • William Bishop, Dice, Preston Foster, and Mary Stuart in Thunderhoof (1948)
    Thunderhoof
    6.5
    • original screenplay (as Hal Smith)
    • 1948

Actor

  • Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)
    The Defiant Ones
    7.5
    • Prison Truck Driver (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Hal Smith
  • Born
    • July 2, 1912
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1970
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Story: "The Highest Mountain" (filmed as The River's Edge (1957))

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