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Wendell Mayes(1918-1992)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Wendell Mayes was born on 22 July 1918 in Hayti, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Death Wish (1974) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). He died on 28 March 1992 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJuly 22, 1918
DiedMarch 28, 1992(73)
BornJuly 22, 1918
DiedMarch 28, 1992(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1959
Charles Bronson in Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1974
Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1972
Bruce Willis in Death Wish (2018)
Death Wish
6.3
  • Writer
  • 2018

Credits

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Writer

  • Bruce Willis in Death Wish (2018)
    Death Wish
    6.3
    • based on the 1974 motion picture by
    • 2018
  • Farrah Fawcett in Criminal Behavior (1992)
    Criminal Behavior
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as Wendall Mayes)
    • 1992
  • Savage in the Orient
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Monsignor (1982)
    Monsignor
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Love and Bullets (1979)
    Love and Bullets
    5.6
    • story
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
    Go Tell the Spartans
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1978
  • The Bank Shot (1974)
    The Bank Shot
    5.4
    • screenplay by
    • 1974
  • Charles Bronson in Death Wish (1974)
    Death Wish
    6.9
    • screenplay by
    • 1974
  • Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    The Poseidon Adventure
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Roger Hanin, Reinhard Kolldehoff, and Woody Strode in The Revengers (1972)
    The Revengers
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    The Stalking Moon
    6.6
    • adaptation by
    • 1968
  • Hotel (1967)
    Hotel
    6.6
    • written for the screen by
    • 1967
  • Von Ryan's Express (1965)
    Von Ryan's Express
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • In Harm's Way (1965)
    In Harm's Way
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Advise & Consent (1962)
    Advise & Consent
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1962

Producer

  • Hotel (1967)
    Hotel
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Wendall Mayes
  • Born
    • July 22, 1918
    • Hayti, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 1992
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cancer)

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    Wendell Mayes started out as an actor. He began writing to provide a part for himself as an actor. An episode he wrote for the Ponds Theater (1953) got such a good review in a Los Angeles newspaper, that Billy Wilder hired him to work on the script of The Spirit of St. Louis (1957). He went on to have a very successful writing career.

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