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Donald S. Sanford (1918–2011)

Writer

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Prolific writer for television, often of westerns or on military themes. Formerly served in the U.S.Navy. Best known for his screenplay of the all-star blockbuster movie 'Midway' (1976). After the end of his writing career, be became CEO of a company mining vermiculite.

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(age 92) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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1979 Ravagers (writer)
 
1978 Crash (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1976 Midway (written by)
 
1970-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Lavery (1971) (writer)
– The Gun (1970) (writer)
– Stark (1970) (writer)
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– The Challenge (1969) (story / teleplay)
 
1969 The Thousand Plane Raid (writer)
 
1969 Submarine X-1 (screenplay / as Donald Sanford)
 
1969 Mosquito Squadron (written by)
 
1966-1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
– The Deadly Partner (1967) (writer)
– A Death for a Death (1967) (story / teleplay)
– Fear Below (1966) (teleplay)
– Killer with a Badge (1966) (writer)
– Flame Out (1966) (writer)
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1966 The Monroes (TV series)
– War Arrow (1966) (writer)
– Wild Dog of the Tetons (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Blue Light (TV series)
– Agent of the East (1966) (writer)
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
– A Time for Living (1965) (story / teleplay)
 
1964 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
– An Act of War (1964) (writer)
– The Hours Before Dawn (1964) (writer)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
– The Guests (1964) (written by)
 
1963-1964 Temple Houston (TV series)
– The Guardian (1964) (writer)
– Letter of the Law (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
– The Witnesses (1963) (writer - uncredited)
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
– The Stranger (1963) (writer)
– The Fugitives (1963) (teleplay)
– Naked Steel (1963) (teleplay)
 
1962 The Virginian (TV series)
– 50 Days to Moose Jaw (1962) (writer)
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
– The Royce Bennett Story (1962) (written by)
 
1960-1962 Thriller (TV series)
– Kill My Love (1962) (adaptation)
– The Incredible Doktor Markesan (1962) (adaptation)
– A Wig for Miss Devore (1962) (adaptation)
– The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk (1961) (adaptation)
– Letter to a Lover (1961) (adaptation)
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1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
– The Hour of the Bath (1962) (written by)
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
– Escorts a La Carte (1960) (written by)
 
1959-1960 Bonanza (TV series)
– Desert Justice (1960) (written by)
– The Last Hunt (1959) (writer)
– The Magnificent Adah (1959) (writer)
 
1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
– The Red Dress (1959) (writer)
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
– The Hiding Place (1959) (writer)
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
– The Gunfighter (1959) (teleplay)
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Swift Cloud Story (1959) (writer)
 
1958-1959 M Squad (TV series)
– The Last Act (1959) (as Don Sanford)
– The Trap (1958) (as Don Sanford)
– Dead or Alive (1958) (as Don Sanford)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– You'll Have to Die Now (1958) (teleplay)
 
1957-1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Desperate Daughter (1958) (story)
– The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1958) (teleplay)
– The Case of the Silent Partner (1957) (teleplay)
 
1954-1958 Passport to Danger (TV series)
– Ankara (1958) (screenplay / story)
– Mexico City (1954) (script)
– Tangiers (1954) (screenplay)
 
1956-1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957) (writer)
– The Sergeant Boyd Story (1956) (teleplay)
– Hatfield, the Rainmaker (1956) (writer)
– Smith of Ecuador (1956) (teleplay)
– The Man Who Believed in Fairy Tales (1956) (teleplay)
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1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– One Against Many (1956) (writer)
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
– Epitaph for a Spy (1954) (adaptation)
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
– The Last Appeal (1954) (teleplay)
 
1953 Man Against Crime (TV series)
– Fraternity of Five (1953) (story / as Don Sanford)
– Death Takes a Partner (1953) (written by / as Don Sanford)
– A Bottle of Death (1953) (writer)
 
1951-1952 Martin Kane (TV series)
– Black Pearls (1952) (as Don Sanford)
– Hotel Con Game (1951) (as Don Sanford)
– The Fortune Teller (1951) (written by / as Don Sanford)
– Murder on Ice (written by / as Don Sanford)
– Reclusive Sisters (written by / as Don Sanford)
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2001 The Making of 'Midway' (video documentary short)
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Prolific writer for television, often of westerns or on military themes. Formerly served in the U.S.Navy. Best known for his screenplay of the all-star blockbuster movie 'Midway' (1976). After the end of his writing career, be became CEO of a company mining vermiculite. See more »

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