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Peter Viertel (1920–2007)

Peter Viertel, a WWII veteran whose first novel was published to glowing reviews when he was only 18, was born of parents of the European intelligentsia, refugees from Adolf Hitler's Europe. Brought up in Hollywood, in a household where Greta Garbo (his mother's closest friend), Bertolt Brecht Thomas Mann... See full bio »

Died:

(age 86) in Marbella, Spain

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Filmography

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1990 White Hunter Black Heart (novel / screenplay)
 
1962 Five Miles to Midnight (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1958 The Old Man and the Sea (writer)
 
1958 The Night Heaven Fell (uncredited)
 
1957 The Sun Also Rises (screenplay)
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
The Hard Way (1957) (original screenplay)
 
1953 Beat the Devil (screenplay collaboration - uncredited)
 
1953 The Village (screenplay)
 
1951 The African Queen (uncredited)
 
1951 Decision Before Dawn (screenplay)
 
1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
The Survivors (1950) (story)
 
1949 Roughshod (story)
 
1949 We Were Strangers (screenplay)
 
1948 The Search (draft - uncredited)
 
1943 The Hard Way (screenplay)
 
1942 Saboteur (original screen play)
 
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2000 Asfalto (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2005 Brunnen (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996 Àngels de nit (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 February 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 ¡Qué grande es el cine! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 August 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1990 3x4 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 August 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.58 (1971) … Himself
Episode #4.42 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Love Lies Bleeding", 1964 See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Articles  | See more »
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Trivia:

Died 20 days after the death of his wife, actress Deborah Kerr. It was said that her death affected him immensely. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio