Jackson Gillis

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Jackson Gillis (born August 21, 1916 in Kalama , Washington , † August 19, 2010 in Moscow , Idaho ) was an American screenwriter .

Life

Gillis moved to California with his family as a teenager , where he attended Fresno State and Stanford University . He then worked as a stage actor, including in the ensemble of the Barter Theater in Virginia , to which Gregory Peck also belonged at the time . There he also met his wife Patricia Cassidy, with whom he was married until her death in 2003. During the Second World War he was used as a liaison officer in the Pacific. After the end of his military service he moved to Los Angeles , where he initially worked as a radio play writer for the radio; he wrote for The Whistler , Let George Do It and The Hedda Hopper Show , among others .

He started working for television in the early 1950s, writing scripts for television series . He has written numerous episodes for The Adventures of Superman and for children's series such as Lassie and the Adventures of Spin and Marty broadcast as part of the Mickey Mouse Club . From 1959 to 1966 he worked on the crime series Perry Mason ; He wrote 24 of his own scripts and also worked as a script consultant and co-producer. Between 1971 and 1992 he worked on the crime series Columbo . For his first of 24 contributions, Murder in Pastel , he was nominated for an Emmy , in 1974 he was nominated for another episode for the Edgar Allan Poe Award . He also worked as a script consultant on this series.

Gillis wrote episodic scripts for various series classics such as Bonanza , Hawaii Five-Zero and Knight Rider . He also wrote two detective novels. From his marriage there was a daughter.

Filmography (selection)

Screenwriter

producer

  • 1961-1965: Perry Mason

Awards

  • 1972: Emmy nomination for Columbo - Suitable for Framing
  • 1974: Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination for Columbo - Requiem for a Falling Star

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personal data
SURNAME Gillis, Jackson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Kalama , Washington
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 2010
Place of death Moscow , Idaho