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Overview
Date of Birth:
29 November
1910
,
New York City, New York, USA
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Date of Death:
6 February
1997
, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
New York-born, Harry Essex planned on a writing career throughout his young life...
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Trivia:
Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Signal Corps on 28 November 1942...
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Alternate Names:
H.J. Essex | Harry J. Essex
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Writer
,
Director
,
Producer
Writer:
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
It Came from Outer Space II
(1996) (TV) (earlier screenplay)
Hostage Flight
(1985) (TV) (story)
The Cremators
(1972) (writer)
... aka Dune Rollers
Los amigos
(1972) (writer)
... aka Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (USA)
Man and Boy
(1971) (writer)
... aka Ride a Dark Horse
Octaman
(1971) (writer)
"I Dream of Jeannie"
(1 episode, 1965)
-
The Moving Finger
(1965)
TV episode
(written by)
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965) (screenplay)
"Kraft Suspense Theatre"
(1 episode, 1965)
... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
-
Nobody Will Ever Know
(1965)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"77 Sunset Strip"
(5 episodes, 1963)
-
5: Part 5
(1963)
TV episode
(writer)
-
5: Part 4
(1963)
TV episode
(writer)
-
5: Part 3
(1963)
TV episode
(writer)
-
5: Part 2
(1963)
TV episode
(writer)
-
5: Part 1
(1963)
TV episode
(writer)
"Target: The Corruptors"
(5 episodes, 1961-1962)
-
Yankee Dollar
(1962)
TV episode
(writer)
-
My Native Land
(1962)
TV episode
(teleplay)
-
Babes in Wall Street
(1962)
TV episode
(teleplay)
-
Play It Blue
(1962)
TV episode
(writer)
-
To Wear a Badge
(1961)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"The Untouchables"
(6 episodes, 1959-1961)
-
The Lily Dallas Story
(1961)
TV episode
(story)
-
The Larry Fay Story
(1960)
TV episode
(writer)
-
Nicky
(1960)
TV episode
(writer)
-
Jack 'Legs' Diamond
(1960)
TV episode
(story)
-
The Frank Nitti Story
(1960)
TV episode
(story)
(
1 more
)
"Bat Masterson"
(4 episodes, 1959-1960)
-
Cattle and Cane
(1960)
TV episode
(written by)
-
Bat Plays a Dead Man's Hand
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
-
Lady Luck
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
-
Incident in Leadville
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
The Lonely Man
(1957) (writer)
Raw Edge
(1956) (writer)
Teen-Age Crime Wave
(1955) (screenplay)
... aka Jail Bait (USA: alternative title)
Mad at the World
(1955) (writer)
Dragnet
(1954) (screenplay) (uncredited)
... aka The Original Dragnet (USA: reissue title)
Southwest Passage
(1954) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Camels West (UK)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
(1954) (screenplay)
I, the Jury
(1953) (writer)
Devil's Canyon
(1953) (adaptation)
It Came from Outer Space
(1953) (screenplay)
The 49th Man
(1953) (writer)
... aka 49 Men (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Forty-Ninth Man
Kansas City Confidential
(1952) (screenplay)
... aka The Secret Four (UK)
Models, Inc.
(1952) (writer)
... aka That Kind of Girl (UK)
The Las Vegas Story
(1952) (screenplay)
The Fat Man
(1951) (writer)
The Killer That Stalked New York
(1950) (adaptation and screenplay)
... aka Frightened City (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA: copyright title)
Undercover Girl
(1950) (writer)
Wyoming Mail
(1950) (writer)
He Walked by Night
(1948) (additional dialogue)
Bodyguard
(1948) (screenplay)
Dragnet
(1947) (screenplay)
Desperate
(1947) (screenplay)
Boston Blackie and the Law
(1946) (original screenplay) (as Harry J. Essex)
... aka Blackie and the Law (UK)
Dangerous Business
(1946) (play "Corpus Delecti") (as Harry J. Essex)
Man Made Monster
(1941) (story "The Electric Man") (as H.J. Essex)
... aka Atomic Monster (USA: reissue title)
... aka Mysterious Dr. R
... aka The Electric Man (UK)
Director:
1970s
1950s
The Cremators
(1972)
... aka Dune Rollers
Octaman
(1971)
Mad at the World
(1955)
I, the Jury
(1953)
Producer:
The Cremators
(1972) (producer)
... aka Dune Rollers
Octaman
(1971) (co-producer)
The Undercover Scandals of Henry VIII
(1970) (co-producer)
... aka Royal Flesh
Additional Details
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews
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Genres:
Drama
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Crime
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Action
|
Western
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Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman
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Murder
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Independent Film
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Police
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