Barney Slater
Barney Slater (born January 21, 1923 in Gastonia , North Carolina , † November 29, 1978 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Starting with It Grows on Trees , Slater appeared as a screenwriter since 1952. His main focus was on various television series, u. a. Lost between strange worlds and several western series. He has been involved in more than 35 film and television productions.
For work on the screenplay for Stern des Gesetz , he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay in 1958 together with Dudley Nichols and Joel Kane .
Slater died in 1978 in a car accident in which the perpetrator fled.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: It Grows on Trees
- 1953: New every week (It Happens Every Thursday)
- 1954: The Coney Island Shrike (Gorilla at Large)
- 1957: Tin Star (The Tin Star)
- 1958–1960: Wild West Arizona (Tombstone Territory , TV series)
- 1959: The Texan (TV series) , 3 episodes
- 1965-1968: Lost in Space (Lost in Space , TV series)
- 1967: Time Tunnel (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1969: Bonanza (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1971: Columbo (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1972: Vultures have no mercy (Cahill US Marshal)
Web links
- Barney Slater in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lynn Kear (with James King): Evelyn Brent. The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook, McFarland 2009, p. 260
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Slater, Barney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gastonia , North Carolina , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1978 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |