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Ellen M. Violett(1925-2020)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Ellen M. Violett was born on 7 April 1925 in New York, USA. She was a writer, known for CBS Playhouse (1967), Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988) and The Defenders (1961). She died on 13 February 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 7, 1925
DiedFebruary 13, 2020(94)
BornApril 7, 1925
DiedFebruary 13, 2020(94)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

CBS Playhouse (1967)
CBS Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(as Ellen Violett)
Penelope Ann Miller and Rita Moreno in Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988)
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set
6.6
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1988
Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
The Defenders
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
The United States Steel Hour
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Laura Linney and Joanne Woodward in Blind Spot (1993)
    Blind Spot
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1993
  • Penelope Ann Miller and Rita Moreno in Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988)
    Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1988
  • Nurse (1981)
    Nurse
    7.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1982
  • Sally Kellerman and John Lithgow in Big Blonde (1980)
    Big Blonde
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Andy Griffith and Jamie Smith-Jackson in Go Ask Alice (1973)
    Go Ask Alice
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1973
  • CBS Playhouse (1967)
    CBS Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay (as Ellen Violett)
    • 1969
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1967
  • Burt Reynolds in Hawk (1966)
    Hawk
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Shane (1966)
    Shane
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964–1965
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • adaptation
    • 1955–1963
  • Theatre '62 (1961)
    Theatre '62
    5.4
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1962
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1959
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • adapted by
    • teleplay
    • adaptation (segment "Salome", segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
    • 1954–1956
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • adaptation (as Ellen Violett)
    • 1955

Additional Crew

  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    The Celluloid Closet
    7.8
    • additional funding
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ellen Violett
  • Born
    • April 7, 1925
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 13, 2020
    • New York City, New York, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Step-sister of Nelson Doubleday.

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