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Paul Monash (1917–2003)

Scriptwriter Paul Monash, the son of silent film actress Rhoda Melrose, was born in New York on June 14, 1917. Although he was more interested in writing the Great American Novel, he wrote scripts for the early days of television, including the pilot for 'The Untouchables', which he also produced, and the hit soap Peyton Place, which starred Ryan O'Neal and Mia Farrow... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2000 The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (TV movie) (story / segment "Aart and Johtje Vos" / teleplay / segment "Aart and Johtje Vos")
 
1997 George Wallace (TV movie) (teleplay / television story)
 
1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (TV movie) (written by)
 
1993 Killer Rules (TV movie) (written by)
 
1992 Stalin (TV movie) (written by)
 
1984 V (TV series)
Liberation Day (1984) (written by)
 
1979 Salem's Lot (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (screenplay)
 
1964-1969 Peyton Place (TV series)
Episode #5.54 (1969) (series adapted for television)
Episode #5.53 (1969) (series adapted for television)
Episode #5.52 (1969) (series adapted for television)
Episode #5.51 (1969) (series adapted for television)
Episode #5.50 (1969) (series adapted for television)
 
1967-1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Visitation (1969) (creator)
Runaway (1969) (creator)
The View from the Ivory Tower (1969) (creator)
An Elephant in a Cigar Box (1969) (creator)
 
1968 Braddock (TV movie)
 
1964 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Follow the Leader (1964) (uncredited)
 
1961-1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
The Quick Brown Fox (1962) (creator)
The Left Side of Canada (1962) (creator)
Women of Silure (1962) (creator)
A Creature Lurks in Ambush (1962) (creator)
Inside Track (1962) (creator)
 
1961 The Lawbreakers
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
The Kidnapping (1961) (writer)
The Fighter (1961) (writer)
The Lady and the Lawyer (1961) (writer)
 
1958-1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
The Untouchables: Part 2 (1959) (adaptation)
The Untouchables: Part 1 (1959) (adaptation)
Debut (1958) (writer)
 
1959 The Scarface Mob (TV movie) (written by)
 
1959 The Untouchables (TV series)
Pilot (1959) (story adaption)
 
1958-1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Afternoon of the Beast (1959) (teleplay)
The Guy in Ward 4 (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
The Silent Night (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
The Cape Canaveral Story (1958) (writer)
 
1958 The Gun Runners (screenplay)
 
1956-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Nightmare at Ground Zero (1958) (script)
The Death of Manolete (1957) (script)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957) (teleplay)
The Country Husband (1956) (written by)
 
1958 Touch of Evil (additional scenes - uncredited)
 
1958 The Safecracker (writer)
 
1958 Sing Boy Sing (story "The Singin' Idol")
 
1957-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
No Boat for Four Months (1958) (screenplay)
The Lonely Wizard (1957) (adaptation)
 
1957 Bailout at 43,000 (written by)
 
1956-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
The Singin' Idol (1957) (written by)
Boy in a Cage (1956) (written by)
 
1956-1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
The Testimonial of a Soldier (1957) (written by)
The White Kepi (1957) (written by)
The Sword of Truth (1956) (written by)
The Stripes of Sergeant Schweiger (1956) (written by)
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
The Shadow Outside (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Outpost (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV series)
The Deadly Gift (1956) (writer)
The Strange Event at Roman Fall (1956) (writer)
The Sorcerer (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Big Town (TV series)
Hung Jury (1956) (written by)
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Bailout at 43,000 Feet (1955) (writer)
Sailor on Horseback (1955) (writer)
 
1952-1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Blow Up at Cortland (1955) (written by)
Stan, the Killer (1952) (written by)
 
1953-1954 Danger (TV series)
Menace from the East (1954) (teleplay)
Cornered (1954) (writer)
Five Minutes to Die (1953) (writer)
Return Flight (1953) (writer)
Last Stop Before Albany (1953) (writer)
 
1954 The Big Story (TV series)
 
1953-1954 Suspense (TV series)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1954) (writer)
Needle in a Haystack (1953) (writer)
 
1953 Atom Squad (TV series)
 
1952-1953 Foreign Intrigue (TV series)
The Villardo Legend (1953) (story)
The Perfect Plan (1952) (story)
The Living Corpse (1952) (story)
Sun Lamp (1952) (story)
The Radio Message (1952) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
2002 Carrie (TV movie) (consulting producer)
 
1999 The Rage: Carrie 2 (producer)
 
1986 Big Trouble in Little China (executive producer)
 
1981 Child Bride of Short Creek (TV movie) (producer)
 
1981 The Day the Loving Stopped (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 Murder in Peyton Place (TV movie) (executive producer: original series)
 
1976 Carrie (producer)
 
1975 The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 The Front Page (producer)
 
1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (producer)
 
1972 Slaughterhouse-Five (producer)
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (executive producer)
 
1964-1969 Peyton Place (TV series) (executive producer - 514 episodes)
Episode #5.54 (1969) (executive producer)
Episode #5.53 (1969) (executive producer)
Episode #5.52 (1969) (executive producer)
Episode #5.51 (1969) (executive producer)
Episode #5.50 (1969) (executive producer)
 
1967-1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series) (executive producer - 50 episodes)
Visitation (1969) (executive producer)
Runaway (1969) (executive producer)
The View from the Ivory Tower (1969) (executive producer)
An Elephant in a Cigar Box (1969) (executive producer)
The Holy Ground: Part 2 - The Killers (1969) (executive producer)
 
1968 Deadfall (producer)
 
1968 Braddock (TV movie) (producer)
 
1961-1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series) (executive producer - 30 episodes)
The Quick Brown Fox (1962) (executive producer)
The Left Side of Canada (1962) (executive producer)
Women of Silure (1962) (executive producer)
A Creature Lurks in Ambush (1962) (executive producer)
Inside Track (1962) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1984-1985 V (TV series) (creative consultant - 13 episodes)
Breakout (1985) (creative consultant)
The Rescue (1985) (creative consultant)
The Betrayal (1985) (creative consultant)
The Hero (1985) (creative consultant)
The Conversion (1985) (creative consultant)
 
1964 Peyton Place (TV series) (developed for television by - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (1964) (developed for television by)
 
1961 The Murder Men (presenter)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1969 Peyton Place (TV series)
Episode #5.53 (1969)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Western (2002) … Himself
 
1993 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1973 Peyton Place Revisited (TV special)
Himself
 
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Produced a unsold western pilot starring Richard Chamberlain called, "The Paradise Kid". See more »
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Survived by two stepchildren. See more »

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