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Brett Halliday(1904-1977)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Brett Halliday was born on 31 July 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Just Off Broadway (1942) and Blonde for a Day (1946). He was married to Helen McCloy, Kathleen Rollins and Mary Savage. He died on 4 February 1977 in Montecito, California, USA.
BornJuly 31, 1904
DiedFebruary 4, 1977(72)
BornJuly 31, 1904
DiedFebruary 4, 1977(72)
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Known for

Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., and Michelle Monaghan in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
7.5
  • Writer(in part)
  • 2005
Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver in Just Off Broadway (1942)
Just Off Broadway
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1942
Kathryn Adams and Hugh Beaumont in Blonde for a Day (1946)
Blonde for a Day
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1946
Hugh Beaumont and Cheryl Walker in Murder Is My Business (1946)
Murder Is My Business
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1946

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  • Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., and Michelle Monaghan in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    7.5
    • novel "Bodies Are Where You Find Them" (in part)
    • 2005
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
    7.3
    TV Series
    • characters
    • novel
    • based on characters created by ...
    • 1960–1961
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Decision (1958)
    Decision
    6.6
    TV Series
    • characters
    • 1958
  • Maxwell Reed in Shadow of Fear (1955)
    Shadow of Fear
    6.4
    • novel "Before I Wake" (as Hal Debrett)
    • 1955
  • Orson Welles, Alan Badel, Eddie Byrne, John Gregson, Emrys Jones, Leueen MacGrath, and Elizabeth Sellars in Three Cases of Murder (1954)
    Three Cases of Murder
    6.5
    • story (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
    • 1954
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1951
  • Hugh Beaumont and Trudy Marshall in Too Many Winners (1947)
    Too Many Winners
    5.9
    • original characters
    • story
    • 1947
  • Hugh Beaumont and Cheryl Walker in Three on a Ticket (1947)
    Three on a Ticket
    6.2
    • based on characters by
    • novel "The Corpse Came Calling"
    • 1947
  • Kathryn Adams and Hugh Beaumont in Blonde for a Day (1946)
    Blonde for a Day
    5.6
    • based on characters created by
    • story
    • 1946
  • Hugh Beaumont, Douglas Fowley, and Cheryl Walker in Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
    Larceny in Her Heart
    6.4
    • original characters
    • 1946
  • Hugh Beaumont and Cheryl Walker in Murder Is My Business (1946)
    Murder Is My Business
    6.1
    • novel "The Uncomplaining Corpse"
    • 1946
  • Paul Guilfoyle, Doris Merrick, and Lloyd Nolan in Time to Kill (1942)
    Time to Kill
    6.4
    • character
    • 1942
  • Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver in Just Off Broadway (1942)
    Just Off Broadway
    6.1
    • based on character created by
    • 1942

Additional Crew



  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1960–1961

Script and Continuity Department



  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1961

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Hal Debrett
  • Born
    • July 31, 1904
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 1977
    • Montecito, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Helen McCloy1946 - 1961 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Novel (featuring Michael Shayne): "Murder and the Wanton Bride"

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  • Trivia
    He lost an eye to barbed wire as a boy, requiring him to wear an eye patch for the rest of his life.
  • Nicknames
    • Don Davis
    • Anthony Scott
    • Anderson Wayne
    • Kathryn Culver
    • Asa Baker
    • Matthew Blood

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