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Lawrence Edward Watkin(1901-1981)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Lawrence Edward Watkin was born on 9 December 1901 in New York, USA. Lawrence Edward was a writer and producer, known for Enchanted (2007), The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) and Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). Lawrence Edward died on 16 December 1981 in San Joaquin County, California, USA.
BornDecember 9, 1901
DiedDecember 16, 1981(80)
BornDecember 9, 1901
DiedDecember 16, 1981(80)
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Known for

Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)
Enchanted
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
The Great Locomotive Chase
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1956
Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1959
Robert Newton in Treasure Island (1950)
Treasure Island
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1950

Credits

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Writer

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • adaptation (as Larry Watkin) ...
    • 1954–1976
  • The Biscuit Eater (1972)
    The Biscuit Eater
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • De Tod uf em Oepfelbaum
    10
    TV Movie
    • novel (as L.E. Watkin)
    • 1966
  • Norman Barrs and Donald Moffat in The Colonial Naturalist -- Mark Catesby (1965)
    The Colonial Naturalist -- Mark Catesby
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964
  • The Robert Taylor Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
    National Velvet
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Lawrence Watkin)
    • 1961
  • Ten Who Dared (1960)
    Ten Who Dared
    5.4
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Der Tod im Apfelbaum
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • novel (as L.E. Watkin)
    • 1960
  • Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    7.1
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru, Carol Lynley, James MacArthur, and Fess Parker in The Light in the Forest (1958)
    The Light in the Forest
    6.4
    • writer
    • 1958
  • On Borrowed Time
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1957
  • B.G. Norman in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (1957)
    The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
    8.1
    TV Series
    • characters
    • 1957
  • Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (1956)
    Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
    7.9
    TV Series
    • characters
    • 1956
  • The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
    The Great Locomotive Chase
    6.8
    • written by
    • 1956

Music Department

  • Ten Who Dared (1960)
    Ten Who Dared
    5.4
    • composer: songs
    • 1960
  • Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    7.1
    • songs: music and lyrics by
    • 1959
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • composer: songs
    • 1959

Producer

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956
  • The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
    The Great Locomotive Chase
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • L.E. Watkin
  • Born
    • December 9, 1901
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 1981
    • San Joaquin County, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Novel: "On Borrowed Time" (filmed as On Borrowed Time (1939), On Borrowed Time (1949))

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