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Frank Gruber (I) (1904–1969)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer

Frank Gruber, one of the "kings of pulp fiction", was born in Elmer, Minnesota. After serving a stint in the army, he took on various writing jobs, including trade journal editor and correspondence school teacher. During the early 1930s he got his break writing "quickie" detective stories for what were known as the "pulps"... See full bio »

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in Elmer, Minnesota, USA

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(age 65) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1968 White Comanche (written by)
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
– The Young Outlaws (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Arizona Raiders (story)
 
1965 Town Tamer (novel "Town Tamer" / screenplay)
 
1957-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– Vignette of a Sinner (1962) (creator)
– The Wayfarers (1962) (creator)
– Don't Wake a Tiger (1962) (creator)
– The Gold Witch (1962) (creator)
– Royal Maroon (1962) (creator)
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1961 Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (TV movie) (characters created by)
 
1961 Twenty Plus Two (novel "Twenty Plus Two" / written by)
 
1959-1961 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
– Traveling Trunk (1961) (creator)
– Hang Him Twice (1961) (creator)
– A Grave at San Gallo (1961) (creator)
– A Gun and a Prayer (1961) (creator)
– A Noose for Hurley (1961) (creator)
See all 71 episodes »
 
1955-1960 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
– Miss Sadie (1960) (story)
– King of the Cattle Trails (1955) (story - uncredited)
– The Bank Robbers (1955) (story)
– John Wesley Hardin (1955) (story)
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– The Law and the Gun (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
– The Sanctuary (1959) (teleplay)
 
1956-1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Salted Mine (1959) (writer)
– A Tale of Wells Fargo (1956) (story / teleplay)
– The Roustabout (1956) (teleplay)
 
1958 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– Two and Two Makes Six (1958) (story)
 
1958 Lawman (TV series)
– The Prisoner (1958) (story)
 
1958 The Texan (TV series)
– Law of the Gun (1958) (story / teleplay)
 
1957 The Big Land (novel)
 
1956 Man in the Vault (novel "The Lock and the Key")
 
1956 Tension at Table Rock (novel "Bitter Sage")
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
– The Circular Staircase (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Backlash (novel)
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– The Silent Strangers (1956) (teleplay)
 
1955 Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (TV series)
– The Leopard Men (screenplay)
 
1955 Rage at Dawn (story)
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
– The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs (1955) (writer)
 
1954 The Mask (TV series)
– Sixty Five Pacific Street (1954) (story)
 
1953 Pony Express (story)
 
1952 Hurricane Smith (screenplay)
 
1952 Denver and Rio Grande
 
1952 Flaming Feather (additional dialogue)
 
1951 Silver City
 
1951 Warpath
 
1951 The Texas Rangers (story)
 
1951 The Great Missouri Raid (novel "Broken Lance" / screenplay)
 
1950 The Cariboo Trail (screenplay)
 
1950 Suspense (TV series)
– 1000 To One (1950) (from a story by)
 
1950 Dakota Lil (story)
 
1949 Fighting Man of the Plains (novel / story and screenplay)
 
1948 The Challenge (writer)
 
1947 Bulldog Drummond at Bay (original screenplay)
 
1946 Accomplice (novel "Simon Lash, Private Detective" / screenplay)
 
1946 In Old Sacramento (adaptation)
 
1946 Dressed to Kill (adaptation)
 
1946 The French Key (novel / screenplay)
 
1946 Terror by Night (screenplay)
 
1945 Johnny Angel (adaptation)
 
1945 Oregon Trail (novel)
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios (screenplay)
 
1943 Northern Pursuit (screenplay)
 
1943 The Kansan (from the story "Peace Marshal")
 
1939 Death of a Champion (story)
 
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1957-1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series) (story consultant - 52 episodes)
– The Sniper (1958) (story consultant)
– The Break (1958) (story consultant)
– The Renegade (1958) (story consultant)
– Scapegoat (1958) (story consultant)
– The Pickpocket (1958) (story consultant)
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1961 Twenty Plus Two (producer)
 
1959-1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– The Fabulous Fiddle (1960) (producer)
– A Flower for Jenny (1960) (producer)
– The Golden Tunnel (1960) (producer)
– Donna Juanita (1960) (producer)
– The Deadly Key (1960) (producer)
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1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Salted Mine (1959) (producer)
 
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1965 Town Tamer
Hotel clerk
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Deputy
– The Deadly Key (1960) … Deputy (uncredited)
 
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1958 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (1958) … Himself
 

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(1960) Unsold pilot: Wrote and produced a pilot for a private detective series set in Phoenix, called "Simon Lash". See more »

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Personal Quote:

There are only seven basic cowboy tales: the cattle empire story, the railway story, the cavalry versus Indians story, the ranch story, the revenge story, the marshal story and the outlaw story. See more »

Trivia:

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, volume 60, pages 166-168. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. See more »

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