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Joan Harrison (I) (1907–1994)

Producer | Writer | Actress

In 1933, she was hired to be a secretary by Alfred Hitchcock. She soon graduated to reading books and scripts, writing synopses and contributing to scripts. In 1939, she accompanied Hitchcock to Hollywood, working as his assistant and as a writer. In 1941, she was hired as a scriptwriter by MGM. In 1943... See full bio »

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in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Died:

(age 87) in London, England, UK
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1971 Love Hate Love (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Journey to Murder (executive producer)
 
1970-1971 The Most Deadly Game (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– I, Said the Sparrow (1971) (producer)
– The Lady from Praha (1971) (producer)
– The Classic Burial Position (1971) (producer)
– Model for Murder (1970) (producer)
– Nightbirds (1970) (producer)
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1969 Journey to the Unknown (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1968-1969 Journey to the Unknown (TV series) (executive producer - 15 episodes)
– The Killing Bottle (1969) (executive producer)
– Stranger in the Family (1969) (executive producer)
– Poor Butterfly (1969) (executive producer)
– Girl of My Dreams (1968) (executive producer)
– One on an Island (1968) (executive producer)
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1968 Journey to Midnight (executive producer)
 
1968 Journey Into Darkness (executive producer)
 
1966 Journey Into Fear (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Seller's Market (1966) (producer)
 
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) (producer - 22 episodes, 1962-1965) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1964)
– One of the Family (1965) (producer)
– Consider Her Ways (1964) (producer)
– Memo from Purgatory (1964) (producer)
– Isabel (1964) (executive producer)
– The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow (1964) (producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) (producer - 189 episodes, 1957-1962) (associate producer - 79 episodes, 1955-1957)
– Where Beauty Lies (1962) (producer)
– The Big Kick (1962) (producer)
– First Class Honeymoon (1962) (producer)
– The Children of Alda Nuova (1962) (producer)
– The Twelve Hour Caper (1962) (producer)
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1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Jail (1962) (producer)
 
1960 Startime (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Incident at a Corner (1960) (producer)
 
1957-1958 Suspicion (TV series) (associate producer - 41 episodes)
– The Death of Paul Dane (1958) (associate producer)
– The Imposter (1958) (associate producer)
– The Devil Makes Three (1958) (associate producer)
– Return from Darkness (1958) (associate producer)
– Eye for an Eye (1958) (associate producer)
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1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Traveling Corpse (1957) (producer)
 
1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series) (producer - 34 episodes)
– The Applegate Case (1954) (producer)
– The Baker Case (1954) (producer)
– The Banks Case (1954) (producer)
– The Barton Case (1954) (producer)
– The Bellamy Case (1954) (producer)
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1951 Circle of Danger (producer)
 
1950 Eye Witness (producer)
 
1949 Once More, My Darling (producer)
 
1947 Ride the Pink Horse (producer)
 
1947 They Won't Believe Me (producer)
 
1946 Nocturne (producer)
 
1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (producer)
 
1944 Phantom Lady (associate producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
1988 American Playhouse (TV series)
– Suspicion (1988) (1941 screenplay)
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Suspicion (1955) (original screenplay)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Double Exposure (1952) (written by)
 
1950 Eye Witness (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1947 Ride the Pink Horse (uncredited)
 
1946 Nocturne (unconfirmed)
 
1944 Dark Waters
 
1942 Saboteur (original screen play)
 
1941 Suspicion (screen play)
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent (screenplay)
 
1940 Rebecca (screen play)
 
1939 Jamaica Inn (screenplay)
 
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1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Secretary (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1964 Telescope (TV series documentary)
Herself
– A Talk with Hitchcock (1964) … Herself
 

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With Harriet Parsons and Virginia Van Upp, was one of only three women working as contract producers for major Hollywood studios between 1943 and 1955. See more »

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