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Philip Yordan (1914–2003)

Writer | Producer | Actor

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He was, unusually, not included in the Memoriam Tribute at the 76th Annual Academy Awards, despite being a three-time nominee and receiving the Best Writing Oscar in 1954 for Broken Lance. See more trivia »

Born:

in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 88) in La Jolla, California, USA
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1994 Too Bad About Jack
 
1992 Dead Girls Don't Tango
 
1992 Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
 
1988 The Unholy (written by)
 
1987 Bloody Wednesday (screenplay / story)
 
1987 Cry Wilderness
 
1985 Night Train to Terror
 
1983 Carnival of Fools
 
1983 Savage Journey (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1980 Cataclysm
 
1977 Brigham
 
1977 Anna Lucasta (TV movie) (play)
 
1971 Hunt the Man Down (story and screenplay)
 
1971 Deathwork (screenplay)
 
1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun (writer)
 
1965 Battle of the Bulge (written by)
 
1964 Circus World (front for Bernard Gordon)
 
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire (screenplay)
 
1963 55 Days at Peking (screenplay)
 
1962 The Day of the Triffids (front for Bernard Gordon)
 
1961 El Cid (screenplay)
 
1961 King of Kings (screenplay)
 
1960 Studs Lonigan
 
1960 The Bramble Bush
 
1959 Day of the Outlaw (screenplay)
 
1958 Anna Lucasta (based on the play by / screenplay)
 
1958 God's Little Acre (front for Ben Maddow)
 
1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West (writer)
 
1958 The Bravados (screenplay)
 
1958 Island Women (writer)
 
1957 No Down Payment (front for Ben Maddow)
 
1957 Street of Sinners (story)
 
1957 Gun Glory (based on novel: "Man of the West")
 
1957 Men in War (screenplay / front for Ben Maddow)
 
1957 Four Boys and a Gun
 
1956 The Harder They Fall (screenplay)
 
1954-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Betrayed (1956) (original screenplay)
– The Chase (1954) (previous screenplay)
 
1955 The Last Frontier (screenplay)
 
1955 Joe MacBeth
 
1955 The Man from Laramie (screenplay)
 
1955 Conquest of Space (adaptation)
 
1955 The Big Combo (by)
 
1954 Broken Lance (story)
 
1954 Johnny Guitar (screenplay)
 
1954 The Naked Jungle (screenplay / front for Ben Maddow)
 
1953 Man Crazy
 
1953 Blowing Wild (written by)
 
1953 Houdini (screenplay)
 
1952 Mara Maru (from a story by)
 
1952 Mutiny
 
1951 Detective Story (screenplay)
 
1951 Drums in the Deep South (screenplay)
 
1950 No Way Out (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1950 Edge of Doom
 
1950 Panic in the Streets (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1949 Reign of Terror (story and screenplay)
 
1949 Anna Lucasta (play / screenplay)
 
1949 House of Strangers (screenplay)
 
1949 Bad Men of Tombstone (screenplay)
 
1946 The Chase (written for the screen by)
 
1946 Suspense (screenplay / story)
 
1946 Whistle Stop (screenplay)
 
1945 Woman Who Came Back (suggested by)
 
1945 Dillinger (screenplay)
 
1944 When Strangers Marry (screenplay)
 
1944 Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (screenplay)
 
1943 The Unknown Guest
 
1942 Syncopation (screenplay)
 
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1987 Bloody Wednesday (producer)
 
1987 Cry Wilderness (producer)
 
1983 Savage Journey (TV movie) (producer)
 
1977 Brigham (executive producer)
 
1971 Deathwork (producer)
 
1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun (producer)
 
1969 Krakatoa: East of Java (producer - uncredited)
 
1967 Custer of the West (producer)
 
1965 Battle of the Bulge (producer)
 
1965 Crack in the World (executive producer)
 
1964 The Thin Red Line (producer)
 
1962 The Day of the Triffids (executive producer)
 
1960-1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series) (producer - 39 episodes)
– The Deadly Game (1961) (producer)
– Partners in Death (1961) (producer)
– No Escape (1961) (producer)
– Ordeal at Forty Fathoms (1961) (producer)
– Rescue at Diamond Shoal (1961) (producer)
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1960 Studs Lonigan (producer)
 
1959 Day of the Outlaw (producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The Wild Party (producer)
 
1956 The Harder They Fall (producer)
 
1953 Man Crazy (producer)
 
1949 Anna Lucasta (producer)
 
1946 Whistle Stop (associate producer)
 
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1983 Carnival of Fools
Dirty old man
 
1946 Suspense
Bit Part (uncredited)
 

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Novel: "Man of the West" (filmed as Gun Glory) See more »

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Trivia:

He was, unusually, not included in the Memoriam Tribute at the 76th Annual Academy Awards, despite being a three-time nominee and receiving the Best Writing Oscar in 1954 for Broken Lance. See more »

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