Wyllis Cooper(1899-1955)

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An admitted murderer walks along the cemetery road with his captor Mr. Thorpe. He explains to Mr. Thorpe why he killed the widow of his best friend---and why he must carry a flower from her grave. Based on the radio play.

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Quiet, Please: The Evening & the Morning (2009)

Wyllis Cooper was born on 26 January 1899 in Pekin, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Escape (1950), Son of Frankenstein (1939) and Lights Out (1946). He was previously married to Emily C. Beveridge. He died on 22 June 1955 in High Bridge, New Jersey, USA.

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Known for:

Escape

TV Series

Writer

Son of Frankenstein

7.1

Writer(as Willis Cooper)

1939

Lights Out

6.9

TV Series

Writer

The Phantom Creeps

4.7

Writer(as Willis Cooper)

1939

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Writer

Quiet Please
- writer
- Podcast Series
- 2020–2022
Foley Marra Studios Presents
- Writer
- Podcast Series
- 2022
Twelve Chimes It's Midnight Podcast
- Writer
- Podcast Series
- 2018
Quiet, Please: The Evening & the Morning
- radio play
- Short
- 2009
Studio One
- adaptation
- TV Series
- 1953
Lights Out
- written by
- story
- TV Series
- 1946–1951
Escape
- writer
- TV Series
- 1950
Volume One
- writer
- TV Series
- 1949
Son of Frankenstein
- screenplay (as Willis Cooper)
- 1939
The Phantom Creeps
- original story by (as Willis Cooper)
- 1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
- original story (as Willis Cooper)
- 1938
Thank You, Mr. Moto
- screen play (as Willis Cooper)
- 1937
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
- additional original dialogue
- revisions (uncredited)
- 1937
Wild and Woolly
- contributing writer (uncredited)
- 1937

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Quiet, Please: The Evening & The Morning

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Alternative name
- Willis Cooper
Born
- January 26, 1899
- Pekin, Illinois, USA
Died
- June 22, 1955
- High Bridge, New Jersey, USA
Spouse
- Emily C. Beveridge? - June 22, 1955 (his death)
Other works
Creator of NBC Radio's "Lights Out." Besides writing, producing and directing, he hosted the show from its start in 1934 to 1936 (Arch Oboler took over the reigns of the program). The horror series, which aired at midnight, originated from Chicago, Illinois

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Better known for his radio scripts than his screenplays, he was the creator and frequent writer of the famous "Lights Out" horror-anthology series, which began on American radio in 1934 and continued in that medium for 13 years, also transferring to television (where it was decidedly less popular) in the late 1940s.