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Bess Taffel(1913-2000)

  • Writer
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Bess Taffel was born on 10 December 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), A Likely Story (1947) and True to Life (1943). She was married to Robert F. Boyle. She died on 21 July 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 10, 1913
DiedJuly 21, 2000(86)
BornDecember 10, 1913
DiedJuly 21, 2000(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Bess Boyle)
Barbara Hale and Bill Williams in A Likely Story (1947)
A Likely Story
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1947
Mary Martin, Victor Moore, Dick Powell, and Franchot Tone in True to Life (1943)
True to Life
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1943
Leslie Nielsen in Bracken's World (1969)
Bracken's World
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(as Bess Boyle)

Credits

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Writer

  • Norman Fell, Sandra Deel, Bernie Kopell, Deirdre Lenihan, and Louis Nye in Needles and Pins (1973)
    Needles and Pins
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by (as Bess Boyle)
    • 1974
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer (as Bess Boyle)
    • 1972
  • The Man and the City (1971)
    The Man and the City
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by (as Bess Boyle)
    • 1971
  • Leslie Nielsen in Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by (as Bess Boyle, as Bess Boyle)
    • 1969–1970
  • Anne Francis, William Lundigan, and Clifton Webb in Elopement (1951)
    Elopement
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Barbara Hale and Bill Williams in A Likely Story (1947)
    A Likely Story
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1947
  • Randolph Scott, Steve Brodie, Richard Hale, John Halloran, William Moss, Nestor Paiva, Ann Richards, Lawrence Tierney, Tom Tyler, and Phil Warren in Badman's Territory (1946)
    Badman's Territory
    6.2
    • additional sequences
    • 1946
  • Mary Martin, Victor Moore, Dick Powell, and Franchot Tone in True to Life (1943)
    True to Life
    6.5
    • story
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Bess Boyle
  • Born
    • December 10, 1913
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 21, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Robert F. Boyle? - July 21, 2000 (her death, 2 children)

Did you know

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    Joined Communist Party around 1940. Named by Leo Townsend before the HCUAA in 1951. Refused to name names in turn and ceased to work in Hollywood thereafter.

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