Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) |
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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, named David Poe Jr., and his mother, named Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, were touring actors. Both parents died in 1811, and Poe became an orphan before he was 3 years old. He was adopted by John Allan, a tobacco merchant in Richmond, Virginia, and was sent to a ...
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Writer (374 credits)
Writer (374 credits)
Martine Emile Presents... Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado
(TV Mini-Series) (1 episode) (announced)
The Masques of the Red Death
(TV Mini-Series) (short story - 12 episodes) (announced)
- Episode #1.11
... (short story)
- Episode #1.10
... (short story)
- Episode #1.9
... (short story)
- Episode #1.8
... (short story)
- Episode #1.7
... (short story)
2017
El hipnotizador
(TV Series) (short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" - 1 episode)
- Valdemar
(2017)
... (short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar")
Theatre Fantastique
(TV Series) (based on a story by - 2 episodes, 2014 - 2017) (short story - 1 episode, 2014)
- Masque of the Red Death
(2017)
... (based on a story by)
- A Descent Into a Maelstrom
(2014)
... (short story)
- The Madness of Roderick Usher
(2014)
... (based on a story by)
2017
The Fantasmagori
(TV Series) (poem - 1 episode)
- The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
(2017)
... (poem)
2013
Contos do Edgar
(TV Mini-Series) (original story - 5 episodes)
- Cecilia
(2013)
... (original story)
- Lenora
(2013)
... (original story)
- Priscila
(2013)
... (original story)
- Iris
(2013)
... (original story)
- Berê
(2013)
... (original story)
2010
Point of No Return
(TV Series) (original story - 1 episode)
- The Tell-Tale Heart
(2010)
... (original story)
2007
Masters of Horror
(TV Series) (short story "The Black Cat" - 1 episode)
- The Black Cat
(2007)
... (short story "The Black Cat" - as Edgar A. Poe)
Racconti neri
(TV Series) (1 episode, 2006) (short story "The Mask of the Red Death" - 1 episode, 2006) (short story "Morella" - 1 episode, 2006) (short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" - 1 episode, 2006)
- Gli assassini della Rue Morgue
(2006)
- La maschera della morte rossa
(2006)
... (short story "The Mask of the Red Death")
- Morella
(2006)
... (short story "Morella")
- Il rumore del cuore
(2006)
... (short story "The Tell-Tale Heart")
2004
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez
(TV Series) (characters - 1 episode)
- Narraciones extraordinarias
(2004)
... (characters)
2002
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century
(story "Usher" - uncredited)
1995
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
(TV Series) (short story - 2 episodes)
- The Black Cat
... (short story)
- The Fall of the House of Usher
... (short story)
1995
American Masters
(TV Series documentary) (stories and poems - 1 episode)
- Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
(1995)
... (stories and poems)
1990
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Treehouse of Horror
(1990)
... (written by - segment "The Raven")
Historias para no dormir
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1966) (tale - 3 episodes, 1966 - 1982) (tale "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" - 1 episode, 1982)
- El trapero
(1982)
... (tale)
- El caso del Señor Valdemar
(1982)
... (tale "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar")
- El cuervo
(1967)
... (tale)
- El pacto
(1966)
... (tale)
- El tonel
(1966)
Histoires extraordinaires
(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes, 1981) (short story - 2 episodes, 1981) (novel - 1 episode, 1981) (tale - 1 episode, 1981)
- The Fall of the House of Usher
(1981)
... (story)
- La lettre volée
(1981)
... (short story)
- Le système du docteur Goudron et du professeur Plume
(1981)
... (novel)
- Ligeia
(1981)
... (story)
- Le scarabée d'or
(1981)
... (short story)
1980
ABC Weekend Specials
(TV Series short) (story - 1 episode)
- The Gold Bug
(1980)
... (story - as Edgar Allen Poe)
1975-1976
Centre Play
(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- William Wilson
(1976)
... (story)
- The Imp of the Perverse
(1975)
... (story)
1975
El quinto jinete
(TV Series) (story "The Black Cat" - 1 episode)
- El gato negro
(1975)
... (story "The Black Cat")
1974
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador presenta a Narciso Ibáñez Menta
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- La pesadilla
(1974)
- El trapero
(1974)
1974
Los libros
(TV Series) (excerpts - 1 episode)
- Poe o la atracción del abismo
(1974)
... (excerpts)
1974
Les grands détectives
(TV Series) (based on story by - 1 episode)
- Le Chevalier Dupin: La lettre volée
(1974)
... (based on story by)
1972
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
(freely adapted from the story "The Black Cat" by - as E. A. Poe)
1971
A.C. Dupin zasahuje
(TV Mini-Series) (story - 3 episodes)
- Vrah si ty
... (story)
- Ukradnuty list
... (story)
- Vrazda v ulici morgue
... (story)
1970
Actor's Choice
(TV Series) (various writings - 1 episode)
- Nevermore
(1970)
... (various writings)
1966-1968
Mystery and Imagination
(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- The Telltale Heart
(1968)
... (story)
- The Fall of the House of Usher
(1966)
... (story)
1968
Spirits of the Dead
(story "Metzengerstein" - segment "Metzengerstein", as Edgar Allan Poë) / (story "Ne pariez jamais votre tête avec le Diable {Never Bet the Devil Your Head}" - segment "Toby Dammit", as Edgar A. Poë) / (story "William Wilson" - segment "William Wilson", as Edgar Allan Poë)
1965
Master of Horror
(stories "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Cask of Amontillado")
1964
Tras la puerta cerrada
(TV Series) (short story - 1 episode)
- El último reloj
(1964)
... (short story)
1961
Thriller
(TV Series) (from the works of - 1 episode)
- The Premature Burial
(1961)
... (from the works of)
1960
The Robert Herridge Theater
(TV Series) (short story - 1 episode)
- The Tell-Tale Heart
(1960)
... (short story)
1960
Obras maestras del terror
(tales - segments "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Tell-Tale Heart", as Edgard Allan Poe)
1960
L'École des vedettes
(TV Series) (poem "Annabel Lee" - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 11 January 1960
(1960)
... (poem "Annabel Lee")
1959
Masterworks of Terror
(TV Series) (tale - 3 episodes)
- El tonel del Amontillado
(1959)
... (tale)
- El caso de Míster Valdemar
(1959)
... (tale)
- El corazón delator
(1959)
... (tale)
1956-1957
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series) (story - 3 episodes)
- The Cask of Amontillado
(1957)
... (story)
- The Tell-Tale Heart
(1956)
... (story)
- The Fall of the House of Usher
(1956)
... (story)
1957
Television Theater
(TV Series) (short story - 1 episode)
- System doktora Smoly i profesora Pierza
(1957)
... (short story)
1957
Armchair Theatre
(TV Series) (short story - 1 episode)
- The Cask of Amontillado
(1957)
... (short story)
1954
Die Galerie der großen Detektive
(TV Series) (story "The Purloined Letter" - 1 episode)
- Auguste Dupin findet den entwendeten Brief
(1954)
... (story "The Purloined Letter")
1949-1952
Suspense
(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- The Purloined Letter
(1952)
... (story)
- A Cask of Amontillado
(1949)
... (story - as Edgar Allen Poe)
Lights Out
(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes, 1949 - 1951) (story: The Pit and the Pendulum - 1 episode, 1952)
- The Pit
(1952)
... (story: The Pit and the Pendulum)
- The Masque of the Red Death
(1951)
... (story)
- The Fall of the House of Usher
(1949)
... (story)
1949
Fireside Theatre
(TV Series) (short story The Tell-Tale Heart - 1 episode)
- Heartbeat/Mardi Gras
(1949)
... (short story The Tell-Tale Heart)
1949
Edgar Allan Poe Centenary
(TV Movie) (story "Some Words with a Mummy") / (story "The Cask of Amontillado") / (story "The Fall of the House of Usher")
1914
The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
(stories The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart - poem "Annabel Lee")
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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)
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Thanks (8 credits)
Thanks (8 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Novel: "The Premature Burial" (filmed as The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935), Premature Burial (1962)). See more »Publicity Listings:
8 Biographical Movies | 11 Print Biographies | 23 Portrayals | 6 Articles | See more »Alternate Names:
E. A. Poe | E.A. Poe | Edgar A. Poe | Edgar Allen Poe | Edgard Allan Poe | Poe | Edgar A. Poë | Edgar Allan Poë | Edgar Alan PöeHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:
Never to suffer would have been never to have been blessed. See more »Trivia:
When Edgar was two and a half years old, he became-for all intents and purposes-orphaned, as his father had abandoned him and his mother died of tuberculosis. He was then taken in by John Allan and his wife, Frances Keeling nee Valentine (by whom a poem of the name "My Valentine" was later inspired). He later endured when life took his foster parents from him in an insult-to-injury and sort-of ... See more »Trademark:
Almost always wore black See more »Nickname:
Mr. PoeStar Sign:
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