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DeWitt Bodeen (1908–1988)

Bodeen started out as a stage actor and playwright. In his latter capacity, he enjoyed a moderate amount of success with "Escape to Autumn" and "Thing of Beauty", before finding work as a reader in Hollywood. One of Bodeen's plays, "Embers at Haworth" (about the Bronte sisters), came to the attention of Val Lewton... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1982 Cat People (story)
 
1962 Billy Budd (screenplay / as Dewitt Bodeen)
 
1960 12 to the Moon (screenplay / as De Witt Bodeen)
 
1954-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
An Old Spanish Custom (1957) (teleplay)
No Trial by Jury (1955) (teleplay)
Three Months to Remember (1955) (teleplay)
The Pipe (1954) (teleplay)
How the Brigadier Won His Medals (1954) (teleplay)
 
1957 The Girl in the Kremlin (story)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Stranger in the Night (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Every Man Has Two Wives (1956) (writer)
 
1955-1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
The Senora (1956)
Payment in Kind (1956) (screenplay)
The Blue Landscape (1955) (as DeWitt Bodeen)
The Treasure (1955) (screenplay / teleplay)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Deborah (1956) (writer)
 
1955-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Night Song (1956) (original screenplay)
The Two Dollar Bettor (1955) (adaptation)
No Sad Songs for Me (1955) (adaptation)
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) (adaptation)
The Healer (1955) (writer)
Wild Stallion (1955) (adaptation)
The Dark Fleece (1955) (writer)
The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Stuffed Shirt (1955) (screenplay)
 
1953 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
The Bronte Story (1953) (writer)
 
1952-1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Beauty Prize (1953) (written by)
The Nobles (1952) (written by)
Weekend Murder (1952) (screenplay)
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Mrs. Mike (1950) (screenplay)
 
1949 Mrs. Mike (writer)
 
1948 The Miracle of the Bells (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 
1948 I Remember Mama (screenplay)
 
1947 Night Song (adaptation)
 
1944 The Curse of the Cat People (screenplay)
 
1943 Yellow Canary (screenplay / as De Witt Bodeen)
 
1943 The Seventh Victim (written by)
 
1942 Cat People (written by)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Bok: "From Hollywood". Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0498013464 See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

De Witt Bodeen | Dewitt Bodeen
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Personal Quote:

[1975 comment on Clive Brook] He had that physical presence and a certain masculine charm that enhanced any actress' presence. Just as he, a gentleman, was a man who always made a woman feel like a lady, he also, as an actor, made any actress playing a scene with him feel like a star. See more »

Trivia:

In his later years, Bodeen was a regular contributor to "Films in Review" magazine. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo