Английская Википедия:Al Martin (screenwriter)
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Al Martin (January 1, 1897 – October 10, 1971) was an American screenwriter and TV writer known for his work on B-movies across a wide range of genres.
Biography
Martin, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, got his start writing scenarios and titles for silent films, first at Mascot and then at Republic.[1]
In the 1940s, he started working for Hal Roach, Monogram, Columbia, and Paramount. By the 1950s, he was working on various television shows, in addition to writing sci-fi films for Roger Corman. His final feature was 1958's In the Money, a Bowery Boys film.
He had a son, Harvey Martin, with his first wife, Mildred Seib. After Mildred's death, he married Helen Abrams, who he co-wrote Invisible Ghost with.
He once held a party for his dog at the Knickerbocker Hotel, and invited notable A-listers like Joan Crawford and their dogs.[2]
Selected TV credits
- Tarzan (TV series) (1967)
- My Favorite Martian (TV series) (1964–1965)
- My Living Doll (TV series) (1964)
- Laramie (TV series) (1960)
- Troubleshooters (TV series) (1959–1960)
- 77 Sunset Strip (TV series) (1959)
- The Restless Gun (TV series) (1958)
- Cavalcade of America (TV show) (1957)
- The Roy Rogers Show (TV series) (1956–1957)
- Damon Runyon Theater (TV series) (1955)
- Ford Theatre (TV series) (1955)
- Mayor of the Town (TV series) (1954)
- Ramar of the Jungle (TV series) (1954)
- The Stu Erwin Show (TV series) (1951–1953)
Selected filmography
- In the Money (1958)
- Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
- Army Bound (1952)
- Amazon Quest (1949)
- Racing Luck (1948)
- The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
- Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
- My Dog Rusty (1948)
- The Son of Rusty (1947)
- Blondie Knows Best (1946)
- A Guy Could Change (1946)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Nine Girls (1944)
- A Gentle Gangster (1943)
- The Devil with Hitler (1942)
- Mississippi Gambler (1942)
- Gang Buster (1942)
- The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
- Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942)
- Invisible Ghost (1941)
- Flying Wild (1941)
- Caught in the Act (1941)
- The Last Alarm (1940)
- Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
- The Shadow Strikes (1937)
- Island Captives (1937)
- Trail Dust (1936)
- Kelly of the Secret Service (1936)
- Prison Shadows (1936)
- The Law Rides (1936)
- Framed (1936)
- The Rogues' Tavern (1936)
- Taming the Wild (1936)
- A Face in the Fog (1936)
- The Fighting Coward (1935)
- Bars of Hate (1935)
- Danger Ahead (1935)
- What Price Crime (1935)
- The Devil on Wheels (1934)
- The Lost Jungle (1934)
- The Wolf Dog (1933)
- The Bachelor's Club (1929)
- Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928)
- The Speed Classic (1928)
- Dugan of the Dugouts (1928)
- The Albany Night Boat (1928)
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