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Les Crutchfield (1916–1966)

Writer

A former explosives consultant and mining foreman who turned to scriptwriting, Les Crutchfield was one of the major writers for "Gunsmoke" on both radio and television (he wrote 81 scripts for the radio program alone). During college he studied chemistry, mathematics, and engineering, but became a prolific writer for the network radio programs popular during the late 40s and 50s... See full bio »

Born:

Leslie Crutchfield
in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Died:

(age 50) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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1955-1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Mistaken Identity (1967) (writer)
– Muley (1967) (writer)
– Champion of the World (1966) (writer)
– By Line (1966) (writer)
– Harvest (1966) (writer)
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1966 The Loner (TV series)
– A Question of Guilt (1966) (writer)
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
– Rope of Lies (1964) (writer)
– First to Thine Own Self (1964) (writer)
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
– Sidekick (1961) (written by)
– The Liberty Belle (1961) (written by)
 
1961 Frontier Circus (TV series)
– Patriarch of Purgatory (1961) (written by)
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill (story "Showdown")
 
1959 Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (story)
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident at Barker Springs (1959) (writer)
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Restless Gun (1957) (story)
 
1957 The Man Called X (TV series)
– Powder Keg (1957) (writer)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Because I Love Him (1953) (story)
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– My Brother's Wife (1952) (story)
 
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He wrote dozens of scripts for network radio in the U.S. between 1946 and 1960. He was one of the primary writers on the series "Escape" and "Gunsmoke," and also wrote for series such as "Suspense" and "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar."
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