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Robert Wilder(1901-1974)

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Robert Wilder was born on 25 January 1901 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for Flamingo Road (1949), Written on the Wind (1956) and The Big Country (1958). He died on 22 August 1974 in San Diego, California, USA.
BornJanuary 25, 1901
DiedAugust 22, 1974(73)
BornJanuary 25, 1901
DiedAugust 22, 1974(73)
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Known for

Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Flamingo Road (1949)
Flamingo Road
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1949
Lauren Bacall, Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, and Robert Stack in Written on the Wind (1956)
Written on the Wind
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1956
Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
The Big Country
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1958
Sol Madrid (1968)
Sol Madrid
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1968

Credits

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Writer

  • Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
    6.5
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1980–1982
  • Sol Madrid (1968)
    Sol Madrid
    5.6
    • from the novel "Fruit of the Poppy" by
    • 1968
  • June Allyson and Jeff Chandler in A Stranger in My Arms (1959)
    A Stranger in My Arms
    6.2
    • novel "And Ride a Tiger"
    • 1959
  • Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
    The Big Country
    7.9
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • play (screenplay)
    • 1956
  • Lauren Bacall, Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, and Robert Stack in Written on the Wind (1956)
    Written on the Wind
    7.3
    • based on the novel by
    • 1956
  • Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Flamingo Road (1949)
    Flamingo Road
    7.1
    • screen play by
    • based on the play by
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 25, 1901
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 1974
    • San Diego, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Fruit of the Poppy" (filmed as Sol Madrid (1968))

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    American novelist, playwright and screenwriter, educated at Stetson and Columbia University. Successfully filmed melodramas include "Flamingo Road" and "Written on the Wind".

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