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Howard Koch (1901–1995)

Writer | Actor | Producer

Playwright and author of sophisticated screenplays, a graduate of Bard College and Columbia University Law School. Having established himself as a practicing lawyer in Hartsdale, New Jersey, Koch found himself dissatisfied with his choice of career and began to write plays on the side. His first two efforts flopped on Broadway (respectively in 1929 and 1933)... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 93) in Kingston, New York, USA
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1983 Casablanca (TV series)
– Divorce Casablanca Style (1983) (original screenplay)
– The Cashier and the Belly Dancer (1983) (original screenplay)
– Jenny (1983) (original screenplay)
– Master Builder's Woman (1983) (original screenplay)
– Who Am I Killing (1983) (original screenplay)
 
1975 The Night That Panicked America (TV movie) (play "Invasion from Mars")
 
1968 Happy Deathday (play / as Peter Howard)
 
1967 The Fox (screenplay)
 
1967 Journey Out of Darkness
 
1965 Mr. Brown Comes Down the Hill (play / as Peter Howard)
 
1964 Voice of the Hurricane (play / as Peter Howard)
 
1964 633 Squadron (screenplay)
 
1962 The War Lover (screenplay)
 
1961 Loss of Innocence
 
1956 Finger of Guilt (written by / originally as Peter Howard)
 
1955-1956 Casablanca (TV series)
– Deadlock! (1956) (previous screenplay)
– Siren Song (1956) (previous screenplay)
– The Alley (1956) (previous screenplay)
– Satan's Veil (1956) (previous screenplay)
– Fateful Night (1956) (previous screenplay)
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1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– No Sad Songs for Me (1955) (original screenplay)
 
1953 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– Três Estranhos (1953) (story)
 
1951 The 13th Letter (screen play)
 
1950 No Sad Songs for Me (screenplay)
 
1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (screenplay)
 
1946 Three Strangers (original screenplay)
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue (screenplay)
 
1944 In Our Time (original screenplay)
 
1943 Mission to Moscow (screenplay)
 
1942 Casablanca (screenplay)
 
1942 In This Our Life (screenplay)
 
1941 Sergeant York (original screen play)
 
1941 Shining Victory (screenplay)
 
1940 The Letter (screen play)
 
1940 The Sea Hawk (screenplay)
 
1940 Virginia City (uncredited)
 
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1991 Stepping Out
Master of Ceremonies (as Peter Howard)
 
1964 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Dr. Otis Salverson (as Peter Howard)
 
1962 Smog (as Peter Howard)
 
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1978 The Greek Tycoon (executive producer - as Peter Howard)
 
1967 The Fox (associate producer)
 
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1940 The Sea Hawk (lyrics: "Strike for the Shores of Dover" 1940 - uncredited, "Old Spanish Song" - uncredited)
 
1936 Anthony Adverse (lyrics: "I'll Wait For You My Love Angela's Song" - uncredited)
 
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1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary)
Himself (as Peter Howard)
 
1994 The War of the Worlds: Great Books (video documentary)
Writer, The Mercury Theatre of the Air The War of the Worlds
 
1992 You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (video documentary short)
Himself - Screenwriter
 
1978 The 15th Annual Publicists Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.44 (1970) … Himself
 
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2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio: Wrote several radio plays for Orson Welles, including the 1938 adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" that caused many listeners who missed part of the broadcast to think that the Martian invasion was real (as depicted in The Night That Panicked America). His copy of the script was... See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Peter Howard
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Trivia:

Was the original writer/adapter of the famed Orson Welles' Halloween "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. But it was Welles;' idea to change it to a radio reel. See more »

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