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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Gruber, one of the "kings of pulp Fiction" was born in Elmer, Minnesota... more
Trivia:
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series... more
Filmography
Writer:
- Comanche blanco (1968) (written by)
... aka Hour of Vengeance
... aka Rio Hondo (USA)
... aka White Comanche - "A Man Called Shenandoah" (1 episode, 1965)
- The Young Outlaws (1965) TV episode (writer) - Arizona Raiders (1965) (story)
- Town Tamer (1965) (novel "Town Tamer") (screenplay)
- "Tales of Wells Fargo" (31 episodes, 1957-1962)
- Vignette of a Sinner (1962) TV episode (creator)
- Tanoa (1961) TV episode (creator)
- Death Raffle (1961) TV episode (creator)
- Treasure Coach (1961) TV episode (creator)
- The Dodger (1961) TV episode (creator)
(26 more) - Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961) (TV) (characters)
- Twenty Plus Two (1961) (writer)
... aka It Started in Tokyo (UK) - "Shotgun Slade" (65 episodes, 1959-1961)
- Traveling Trunk (1961) TV episode (creator)
- Hang Him Twice (1961) TV episode (creator)
- A Grave at San Gallo (1961) TV episode (creator)
- A Gun and a Prayer (1961) TV episode (creator)
- A Noose for Hurley (1961) TV episode (creator)
(60 more) - "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (3 episodes, 1955-1960)
... aka Wyatt Earp
- Miss Sadie (1960) TV episode (story)
- King of the Cattle Trails (1955) TV episode (story)
- John Wesley Hardin (1955) TV episode (story) - "Zane Grey Theater" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- The Law and the Gun (1959) TV episode (writer) - "Colt .45" (1 episode, 1959)
- The Sanctuary (1959) TV episode (teleplay) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode (writer)
- A Tale of Wells Fargo (1956) TV episode (story) (teleplay) - "77 Sunset Strip" (1 episode, 1958)
- Two and Two Makes Six (1958) TV episode (story) - "Lawman" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
- The Prisoner (1958) TV episode (story) - "The Texan" (1 episode, 1958)
- Law of the Gun (1958) TV episode (story) (teleplay) - The Big Land (1957) (novel)
... aka Stampeded (UK) - Man in the Vault (1956) (novel "The Lock and the Key")
- Tension at Table Rock (1956) (novel "Bitter Sage")
- "Climax!" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Circular Staircase (1956) TV episode (writer) - Backlash (1956) (novel)
- Rage at Dawn (1955) (story)
... aka Seven Bad Men - "TV Reader's Digest" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs (1955) TV episode (writer) - "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle" (1 episode)
- The Leopard Men (????) TV episode (screenplay) - "The Mask" (1 episode, 1954)
- Sixty Five Pacific Street (1954) TV episode (story) - Pony Express (1953) (story)
- Hurricane Smith (1952) (screenplay)
- Denver and Rio Grande (1952) (writer)
... aka Denver & Rio Grande (USA: promotional title) - Flaming Feather (1952) (additional dialogue)
- Silver City (1951) (writer)
... aka High Vermilion (UK) - Warpath (1951) (writer)
- The Texas Rangers (1951) (story)
- The Great Missouri Raid (1951) (novel "Broken Lance") (screenplay)
- The Cariboo Trail (1950) (writer)
- "Suspense" (1 episode, 1950)
- One Thousand Dollars to One for Your Money (1950) TV episode (story) - Dakota Lil (1950) (story)
- Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) (novel) (story and screenplay)
- The Challenge (1948) (writer)
- Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) (original screenplay)
- Accomplice (1946) (novel "Simon Lash, Private Detective") (screenplay)
- In Old Sacramento (1946) (adaptation)
... aka Flame of Sacramento (USA: reissue title) - Dressed to Kill (1946) (adaptation)
... aka Prelude to Murder (USA: working title) (USA: DVD title)
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code (UK)
... aka Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill
... aka Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill (USA: DVD title) - The French Key (1946) (novel) (screenplay)
- Terror by Night (1946) (screenplay)
... aka Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night (USA: DVD title) - Johnny Angel (1945) (adaptation)
- Oregon Trail (1945) (novel)
- The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) (screenplay)
- Northern Pursuit (1943) (screenplay)
- The Kansan (1943) (novel "Peace Marshal")
... aka Wagon Wheels (UK) - Death of a Champion (1939) (story)
Producer:
- Twenty Plus Two (1961) (producer)
... aka It Started in Tokyo (UK) - "Shotgun Slade" (producer) (5 episodes, 1960)
- The Fabulous Fiddle (1960) TV episode (producer)
- A Flower for Jenny (1960) TV episode (producer)
- The Deadly Key (1960) TV episode (producer)
- The Smell of Money (1960) TV episode (producer)
- Donna Juanita (????) TV episode (producer) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (producer) (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Tales of Wells Fargo" (story consultant) (3 episodes, 1957)
- The Silver Bullets (1957) TV episode (story consultant)
- Jesse James (1957) TV episode (story consultant)
- Sam Bass (1957) TV episode (story consultant)
Actor:
- Town Tamer (1965) .... Hotel clerk
- "Shotgun Slade" .... Deputy (1 episode, 1960)
- The Deadly Key (1960) TV episode (uncredited) .... Deputy
Self:
- "Wide Wide World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- The Western (1958) TV episode .... Himself
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