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Gerry Day(1922-2013)

  • Writer
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She was given a male name not because her parents had wanted a boy but due to their Southern family name traditions. Her father was the organist for the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. She watched Howard Hughes film the miniature dogfights for the 1930 film Hell's Angels in a lot behind her childhood home. Lana Turner was her escort and gave her a campus tour
BornJanuary 27, 1922
DiedFebruary 13, 2013(91)
BornJanuary 27, 1922
DiedFebruary 13, 2013(91)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

The Black Hole (1979)
The Black Hole
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1979
Bradford Dillman and Peter Graves in Court Martial (1965)
Court Martial
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
McCloud
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
Barnaby Jones
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • The Journey
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • The Hero (1994)
    The Hero
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • The Search (1994)
    The Search
    2.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Columbo: Undercover (1994)
    Columbo: Undercover
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1994
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Brennan Thicke in Dennis the Menace (1986)
    Dennis the Menace
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Robert Blake in Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Debra Clinger and Trisha Noble in Willow B: Women in Prison (1980)
    Willow B: Women in Prison
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
    The Watcher in the Woods
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Black Hole (1979)
    The Black Hole
    5.9
    • screenplay by
    • 1979
  • Johnny the Dog in A Christmas for Boomer (1979)
    A Christmas for Boomer
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1979

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jon Gerald
  • Born
    • January 27, 1922
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 13, 2013
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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