Harry Essex
Harry J. Essex (born November 29, 1910 in New York , † February 6, 1997 in Los Angeles ) was an American screenwriter and film director .
Life
Essex first worked as a journalist for the New York newspapers Daily Mirror and Brooklyn Eagle and also wrote short stories. However, he always wanted to work as a screenwriter, but the outbreak of World War II initially dashed his hopes.
After the end of the war, through an acquaintance, he finally came to the film company Columbia Pictures , which at that time was looking for scriptwriters.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Came from Outer Space (It Came From Outer Space)
- 1953: I am the judge (I, The Jury)
- 1954: The Fourth Man (Kansas City Confidential)
- 1954: Creature from the Black Lagoon (Creature From The Black Lagoon)
- 1957: The Lonely (The Loneley Man)
- 1965: The Sons of Katie Elder (The Sons Of Katie Elder)
- 1971: Octaman - The Beast from the Deep (Octaman)
- 1972: The Cremators (The Cremators)
Awards
For the screenplay for Jack Arnold's science fiction film Danger from Space he was posthumously awarded the Retro Hugo Award in the category Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) in 2004.
Web links
- Harry Essex in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hugo Awards ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on thehugoawards.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Essex, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Essex, Harry J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1997 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , United States |