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Overview
Date of Birth:
21 March
1900
,
Buffalo, New York, USA
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Date of Death:
9 March
1993
, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
One of the founding members of the WGA, Wells had over sixty screenplays...
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Trivia:
A former smoker, Wells always had an unopened pack of cigarettes in the...
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Filmography
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Writer:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
"Tarzan"
(1 episode, 1966)
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The Fire People
(1966)
TV episode
(writer)
Texas Across the River
(1966) (written by)
"Combat!"
(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
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Luck with Rainbows
(1965)
TV episode
(written by)
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Vendetta
(1964)
TV episode
(written by)
"The Rogues"
(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
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The Laughing Lady of Luxor
(1965)
TV episode
(teleplay)
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The Computer Goes West
(1964)
TV episode
(writer)
"Lawman"
(1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
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Jailbreak
(1962)
TV episode
(writer)
"Laramie"
(1 episode, 1961)
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Wolf Cub
(1961)
TV episode
(writer)
Secret of Deep Harbor
(1961) (writer)
"Whiplash"
(1 episode, 1961)
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The Remittance Man
(1961)
TV episode
(writer)
"Maverick"
(4 episodes, 1959-1961)
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The Forbidden City
(1961)
TV episode
(writer)
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The Maverick Line
(1960)
TV episode
(writer)
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A Flock of Trouble
(1960)
TV episode
(writer)
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The Cats of Paradise
(1959)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"Wanted: Dead or Alive"
(2 episodes, 1958-1960)
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Pay-off at Pinto
(1960)
TV episode
(writer)
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Drop to Drink
(1958)
TV episode
(writer)
"Bat Masterson"
(7 episodes, 1958-1960)
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Stage to Nowhere
(1960)
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(written by)
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To the Manner Born
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
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The Desert Ship
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
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The Black Pearls
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
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A Matter of Honor
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
(
2 more
)
"Bronco"
(1 episode, 1960)
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Volunteers from Aberdeen
(1960)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"Tombstone Territory"
(2 episodes, 1959)
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The Legend
(1959)
TV episode
(writer)
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No Way Out
(1959)
TV episode
(writer)
"The Restless Gun"
(1 episode, 1959)
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The Cavis Boy
(1959)
TV episode
(written by)
"Colt .45"
(2 episodes, 1957-1959)
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Dead Aim
(1959)
TV episode
(teleplay)
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Final Payment
(1957)
TV episode
(writer)
"Cheyenne"
(4 episodes, 1957-1958)
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Wagon-Tongue North
(1958)
TV episode
(writer)
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The Mutton Puncher
(1957)
TV episode
(writer)
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Born Bad
(1957)
TV episode
(writer)
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Big Ghost Basin
(1957)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"Casey Jones"
(1 episode, 1957)
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The Black Box
(1957)
TV episode
(teleplay)
Hell Ship Mutiny
(1957) (original screenplay)
"Sugarfoot"
(1 episode, 1957)
... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
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Bunch Quitter
(1957)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"The Lone Ranger"
(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
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Dead-Eye
(1957)
TV episode
(screenplay)
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The Letter Bride
(1956)
TV episode
(screenplay)
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The Sheriff of Smoke Tree
(1956)
TV episode
(screenplay)
"The Ford Television Theatre"
(1 episode, 1957)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
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The Connoisseur
(1957)
TV episode
(writer)
"General Electric Theater"
(1 episode, 1956)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
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The Charlatan
(1956)
TV episode
(writer)
"Jungle Jim"
(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
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Power of Darkness
(1956)
TV episode
(story) (teleplay)
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Lagoon of Death
(1955)
TV episode
(writer)
"Brave Eagle"
(3 episodes, 1955-1956)
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War Paint
(1956)
TV episode
(writer)
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Papoose
(1956)
TV episode
(writer)
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Gold of Haunted Mountain
(1955)
TV episode
(writer)
"The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"
(1 episode, 1955)
... aka Wyatt Earp
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The Big Baby Contest
(1955)
TV episode
(story and teleplay)
"Tales of the Texas Rangers"
(1955)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
"TV Reader's Digest"
(2 episodes, 1955)
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France's Greatest Detective
(1955)
TV episode
(teleplay)
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The End of Blackbeard the Pirate
(1955)
TV episode
(teleplay)
"Captain Midnight"
(1 episode, 1954)
... aka Jet Jackson, Flying Commando
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Death Below Zero
(1954)
TV episode
(screenplay)
Magnificent Obsession
(1954) (adaptation)
"Adventures of Superman"
(1 episode, 1952)
... aka Superman (Australia)
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The Secret of Superman
(1952)
TV episode
(screenplay)
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1952) (adaptation)
"The Roy Rogers Show"
(1951)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Stronghold
(1951) (story)
The Cinematographer
(1951) (story) (uncredited)
Furia roja
(1951) (writer)
Movies Are Adventure
(1948) (story) (uncredited)
The Man from Down Under
(1943) (writer)
Salute to the Marines
(1943) (adaptation)
Tennessee Johnson
(1942) (screenplay)
... aka The Man on America's Conscience (UK)
Mokey
(1942) (screenplay)
Turned Out Nice Again
(1941) (play "As You Are")
The Get-Away
(1941) (screenplay) (story)
... aka The Getaway (USA)
The Bad Man
(1941) (screenplay)
... aka Two-Gun Cupid (UK)
Flight Command
(1940) (screenplay)
Thunder Afloat
(1939) (screenplay)
Man of Conquest
(1939) (screenplay) (story)
Sergeant Madden
(1939) (screenplay)
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1937) (adaptation)
The Bold Caballero
(1936) (original screenplay) (story "The Return of Zorro") (uncredited)
... aka The Bold Cavalier (UK)
Sworn Enemy
(1936) (writer)
The Beloved Vagabond
(1936) (dialogue)
Pursuit
(1935) (screenplay)
Public Hero #1
(1935) (screenplay) (story)
Shadow of Doubt
(1935) (writer)
Paris Interlude
(1934) (screenplay)
Black Moon
(1934) (writer)
Stingaree
(1934) (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
I Cover the Waterfront
(1933) (writer)
Racetrack
(1933) (story)
Tiger Shark
(1932) (screenplay)
Bird of Paradise
(1932) (screenplay)
Politics
(1931) (adaptation)
The Prodigal
(1931) (scenario) (story "The Southerner")
The Storm
(1930) (writer)
The Rogue Song
(1930) (idea)
Chasing Rainbows
(1930) (adaptation)
Peacock Alley
(1930) (scenario)
Varsity
(1928) (story) (dialogue)
Director:
1940s
1930s
Mokey
(1942)
The Bold Caballero
(1936)
... aka The Bold Cavalier (UK)
Self:
Bicycle Safety
(1975) .... Himself - Cyclist
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Romance
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