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Maurice Zimm(1909-2005)

  • Writer
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Maurice Zimm was born on 19 June 1909 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Perry Mason (1957) and Jeopardy (1953). He was married to Molly Zimring. He died on 17 November 2005 in Westwood, California, USA.
BornJune 19, 1909
DiedNovember 17, 2005(96)
BornJune 19, 1909
DiedNovember 17, 2005(96)
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Known for

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1954
Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
Perry Mason
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Barbara Stanwyck in Jeopardy (1953)
Jeopardy
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1953
Cannonball (1958)
Cannonball
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • teleplay
    • 1959–1963
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1959
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Robert Vaughn, Joan Blackman, and Fred MacMurray in Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
    Good Day for a Hanging
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Cannonball (1958)
    Cannonball
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1958
  • Affair in Havana (1957)
    Affair in Havana
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The Web (1957)
    The Web
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956–1957
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1957
  • Ethel Barrymore Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom in The Prodigal (1955)
    The Prodigal
    5.2
    • screen play
    • 1955
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
    Creature from the Black Lagoon
    6.9
    • story by
    • 1954
  • Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952)
    Biff Baker, U.S.A.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • original story
    • 1952–1953
  • Barbara Stanwyck in Jeopardy (1953)
    Jeopardy
    6.7
    • story
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Maurice Zimring
  • Born
    • June 19, 1909
    • Waterloo, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 2005
    • Westwood, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Molly Zimring? - 1995 (her death, 1 child)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    He began his writing career in radio with mystery and suspense stories for "Hollywood Star Playhouse".

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