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Charles Marquis Warren(1912-1990)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Charles Marquis Warren was born on 16 December 1912 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Charles Marquis was a writer and producer, known for Rawhide (1959), Gunsmoke (1955) and Little Big Horn (1951). Charles Marquis was married to MIldred Lindeberg. Charles Marquis died on 11 August 1990 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 16, 1912
DiedAugust 11, 1990(77)
BornDecember 16, 1912
DiedAugust 11, 1990(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Rawhide (1959)
Rawhide
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator, uncredited)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer(creator, uncredited)
Little Big Horn (1951)
Little Big Horn
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1951
Flight to Tangier (1953)
Flight to Tangier
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1953

Credits

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Writer



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 2017
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • screenplay by
    • story and screenplay by
    • developed for television by (uncredited)
    • 1955–1975
  • Down to the Sea (1973)
    Down to the Sea
    • narration written by
    • 1973
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • developed for television by (uncredited)
    • 1962–1971
  • Elvis Presley in Charro! (1969)
    Charro!
    5.7
    • screenplay by
    • 1969
  • Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
    Day of the Evil Gun
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1968
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • created by (uncredited)
    • 1959–1965
  • The Brazen Bell (1962)
    The Brazen Bell
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Desert Hell (1958)
    Desert Hell
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Phyllis Coates and Joel McCrea in Cattle Empire (1958)
    Cattle Empire
    6.2
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Ride a Violent Mile (1957)
    Ride a Violent Mile
    4.8
    • story
    • 1957
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in Trooper Hook (1957)
    Trooper Hook
    6.6
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Cavalry Patrol
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954

Producer



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Bad Men of the West (1974)
    Bad Men of the West
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Down to the Sea (1973)
    Down to the Sea
    • co-producer
    • 1973
  • Elvis Presley in Charro! (1969)
    Charro!
    5.7
    • produced by
    • 1969
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1966–1967
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1962
  • The Devil's Children (1962)
    The Devil's Children
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1961
  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Desert Hell (1958)
    Desert Hell
    5.2
    • executive producer
    • 1958
  • Blood Arrow (1958)
    Blood Arrow
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 1958
  • Ride a Violent Mile (1957)
    Ride a Violent Mile
    4.8
    • executive producer
    • 1957
  • Coleen Gray and Jeff Morrow in Copper Sky (1957)
    Copper Sky
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1957
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • produced by
    • 1955–1957

Director



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Down to the Sea (1973)
    Down to the Sea
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Elvis Presley in Charro! (1969)
    Charro!
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Desert Hell (1958)
    Desert Hell
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Blood Arrow (1958)
    Blood Arrow
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Phyllis Coates and Joel McCrea in Cattle Empire (1958)
    Cattle Empire
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Ride a Violent Mile (1957)
    Ride a Violent Mile
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Coleen Gray and Jeff Morrow in Copper Sky (1957)
    Copper Sky
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Peggie Castle in Back from the Dead (1957)
    Back from the Dead
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1957
  • The Unknown Terror (1957)
    The Unknown Terror
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in Trooper Hook (1957)
    Trooper Hook
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Cavalry Patrol
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Citizen Soldier
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956–1957

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 16, 1912
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • August 11, 1990
    • West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart aneurysm)
  • Spouses
      ?(3 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Only the Valiant". NOTE: Filmed as Only the Valiant (1951).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Film and television writer, producer and director. In films with MGM from 1933. He also contributed in excess of 250 articles of pulp fiction to various magazines and became a regular contributor to the Saturday Evening Post. Post-war, he was primarily active as an author of western scripts. He was later noted as the creator and executive producer of classic western TV shows "Gunsmoke", "Rawhide" and "The Virginian".
  • Nickname
    • Bill

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