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Wells Root (1900–1993)

Writer | Director

One of the founding members of the WGA, Wells had over sixty screenplays produced including The Getaway and The Man from Down Under. See full bio »

Born:

Wells Crosby Root
in Buffalo, New York, USA

Died:

(age 92) in Los Angeles County, California, USA
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1966 Tarzan (TV series)
– The Fire People (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Texas Across the River (written by)
 
1964-1965 Combat! (TV series)
– Luck with Rainbows (1965) (written by)
– Vendetta (1964) (written by)
 
1964-1965 The Rogues (TV series)
– The Laughing Lady of Luxor (1965) (teleplay)
– The Computer Goes West (1964) (writer)
 
1957-1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
– Satonka (1962) (written by)
– Wagon-Tongue North (1958) (writer)
– The Mutton Puncher (1957) (writer)
– Born Bad (1957) (writer)
– Big Ghost Basin (1957) (screenplay)
 
1962 Lawman (TV series)
– Jailbreak (1962) (writer)
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
– Wolf Cub (1961)
 
1961 Secret of Deep Harbor
 
1961 Whiplash (TV series)
– The Remittance Man (1961) (written by)
 
1959-1961 Maverick (TV series)
– The Forbidden City (1961) (writer)
– The Maverick Line (1960) (writer)
– A Flock of Trouble (1960) (writer)
– The Cats of Paradise (1959) (teleplay)
 
1958-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
– Pay-off at Pinto (1960) (writer)
– Drop to Drink (1958) (writer)
 
1959-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
– Girl from Philadelphia (1960)
– The Governor (1960)
– The Legend (1959) (written by)
 
1958-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
– Stage to Nowhere (1960) (written by)
– To the Manner Born (1959) (written by)
– The Desert Ship (1959) (written by)
– The Black Pearls (1959) (written by)
– A Matter of Honor (1959) (written by)
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1960 Bronco (TV series)
– Volunteers from Aberdeen (1960) (teleplay)
 
1959 The Deputy (TV series)
– Powder Keg (1959) (written by)
 
1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
– The Cavis Boy (1959) (written by)
 
1957-1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
– Dead Aim (1959) (teleplay)
– Final Payment (1957) (writer)
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
– The Black Box (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957 Hell Ship Mutiny (screenplay)
 
1957 Sugarfoot (TV series)
– Bunch Quitter (1957) (teleplay)
 
1956-1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
– Dead Eye (1957) (screenplay)
– The Letter Bride (1956) (screenplay)
– The Sheriff of Smoke Tree (1956) (screenplay)
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– The Connoisseur (1957) (written by)
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Charlatan (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Conflict (TV series)
– Condemned to Glory (1956) (teleplay)
 
1955-1956 Jungle Jim (TV series)
– Power of Darkness (1956) (story / teleplay)
– Lagoon of Death (1955) (writer)
 
1955-1956 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
– The Necktie Party (1956) (story / teleplay)
– The Big Baby Contest (1955) (story and teleplay)
 
1955-1956 Brave Eagle (TV series)
– War Paint (1956) (original teleplay)
– Papoose (1956) (writer)
– Gold of Haunted Mountain (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
– France's Greatest Detective (1955) (teleplay)
– The End of Blackbeard the Pirate (1955) (teleplay)
 
1954 Captain Midnight (TV series)
– Death Below Zero (1954) (screenplay)
 
1954 Magnificent Obsession (adaptation)
 
1952 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
– The Secret of Superman (1952) (screenplay)
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda (adaptation)
 
1951 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
 
1951 Stronghold (story)
 
1951 The Cinematographer (documentary short) (story - uncredited)
 
1951 Furia roja
 
1948 Movies Are Adventure (short) (story - uncredited)
 
1943 The Man from Down Under (writer)
 
1943 Salute to the Marines (adaptation)
 
1942 Tennessee Johnson (screenplay)
 
1942 Mokey (screenplay)
 
1941 Turned Out Nice Again (play "As You Are")
 
1941 The Getaway (screenplay / story)
 
1941 The Bad Man (screenplay)
 
1940 Flight Command (screen play)
 
1939 Thunder Afloat (screen play)
 
1939 Man of Conquest (original story / screenplay)
 
1939 Sergeant Madden (screenplay)
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda (adaptation)
 
1936 The Bold Caballero (original screenplay / story "The Return of Zorro" - uncredited)
 
1936 Sworn Enemy
 
1936 The Beloved Vagabond (dialogue)
 
1935 Pursuit (screenplay)
 
1935 Public Hero #1 (screen play / story)
 
1935 Shadow of Doubt (screenplay)
 
1934 Paris Interlude (screen play)
 
1934 Black Moon (screenplay)
 
1934 Stingaree (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1933 I Cover the Waterfront (writer)
 
1933 Racetrack (story)
 
1932 Tiger Shark (screen play)
 
1932 Bird of Paradise (screenplay)
 
1931 Politics (adaptation)
 
1931 The Prodigal (scenario / story "The Southerner")
 
1930 The Storm
 
1930 The Rogue Song (idea)
 
1930 Chasing Rainbows (adaptation)
 
1930 Peacock Alley (scenario)
 
1928 Varsity (story / dialogue)
 
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1942 Mokey
 
1936 The Bold Caballero
 
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1975 Bicycle Safety (documentary)
Himself - Cyclist
 

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Personal Details

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Taught a writing class at UCLA during the 60s See more »

Star Sign:

Aries