Shirley Jackson (I) (1916–1965) |
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Shirley Jackson was a horror and mystery writer born in San Francisco, California in 1916. She is best remembered for her unsettling novel of paranoia and the supernatural, 'The Haunting of Hill House' (1959) and her terrifying short story 'The Lottery' (1948), a horror tale rife with symbolism that is still puzzled over by critics and academics to...
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Born:in San Francisco, California, USADied:(age 48) in North Bennington, Vermont, USA |
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Writer (22 credits)
2020
Cineficción Radio
(TV Series) (novel "The Haunting of Hill House" - 1 episode)
- Casas
(2020)
... (novel "The Haunting of Hill House")
2018
The Haunting of Hill House
(TV Mini-Series) (based on the novel by - 10 episodes)
- Silence Lay Steadily
(2018)
... (based on the novel by)
- Screaming Meemies
(2018)
... (based on the novel by)
- Witness Marks
(2018)
... (based on the novel by)
- Eulogy
(2018)
... (based on the novel by)
- Two Storms
(2018)
... (based on the novel by)
Histoires insolites
(TV Series) (short story - 1 episode, 1974) (story - 1 episode, 1974)
- Un jour comme les autres avec des cacahuètes
(1974)
... (short story)
- Les gens de l'été
(1974)
... (story)
1959
Shoestring Theatre
(TV Series) (short story "After You, My Dear Alphonse" - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 7 June 1959
(1959)
... (short story "After You, My Dear Alphonse")
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After meetings with Franchot Tone, she wrote a screen treatment for a film based on the life of dancer Isadora Duncan. The film never went into production. See more »
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