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Charles Belden(1904-1954)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Charles Belden was born on 21 April 1904 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for House of Wax (2005), Fifteen Wives (1934) and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). He was married to Joan Marsh and Beth Milton. He died on 3 November 1954 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 21, 1904
DiedNovember 3, 1954(50)
BornApril 21, 1904
DiedNovember 3, 1954(50)
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Known for

House of Wax (2005)
House of Wax
5.5
  • Writer
  • 2005
Noel Francis and Conway Tearle in Fifteen Wives (1934)
Fifteen Wives
  • Writer
  • 1934
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.8
  • Writer(as Charles S. Belden)
  • 1933
George Brent and Beverly Roberts in God's Country and the Woman (1937)
God's Country and the Woman
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • House of Wax (2005)
    House of Wax
    5.5
    • story
    • 2005
  • Preston Foster in Waterfront (1954)
    Waterfront
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • writer
    • 1954
  • Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
    Mr. & Mrs. North
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1954
  • House of Wax (1953)
    House of Wax
    7.0
    • story
    • 1953
  • Stuart Erwin in The Stu Erwin Show (1950)
    The Stu Erwin Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • screenplay
    • 1951–1953
  • William Boyd in Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
    Hopalong Cassidy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • original screenplay
    • 1952
  • Racket Squad (1950)
    Racket Squad
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • teleplay
    • written by (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1951–1952
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1952
  • Stuart Randall in Mark Saber (1951)
    Mark Saber
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1951
  • The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)
    The Ford Theatre Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1951
  • Fay Baker, Richard Denning, James Griffith, and Marie Windsor in Double Deal (1950)
    Double Deal
    6.0
    • screen play by (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1950
  • Francis Lederer, Osa Massen, Gene Raymond, and Robert Warwick in Million Dollar Weekend (1948)
    Million Dollar Weekend
    6.1
    • screenplay (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1948
  • William Boyd and Andy Clyde in Borrowed Trouble (1948)
    Borrowed Trouble
    6.3
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • William Boyd, Rand Brooks, Andy Clyde, and Earle Hodgins in Silent Conflict (1948)
    Silent Conflict
    6.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • William Boyd in The Marauders (1947)
    The Marauders
    6.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1947

Script and Continuity Department

  • William Boyd, Lola Lane, and George F. Marion in Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
    Port of Lost Dreams
    5.6
    • continuity and dialogue (as Charles S. Belden)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Charles S. Beldeb
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • April 21, 1904
    • Montclair, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • November 3, 1954
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Joan MarshDecember 2, 1938 - October 22, 1943 (divorced)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    American dramatist and screenwriter, a former journalist. He attended Brown and Yale Universities and started in films in the early 1930s, working primarily for Warner Brothers, Universal and 20th Century-Fox. He was married to Beth Milton and Joan Marsh. He is best known for his three-act play "The Mystery of the Wax Museum", twice filmed as "House of Wax".
  • Nickname
    • Charles S. Belden

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