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Richard Sale(1911-1993)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Richard Sale was born on December 17, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The White Buffalo (1977), Suddenly (1954), and Torpedo Run (1958). He was married to Mary Loos (a.k.a. Mary Sale while married to first husband Richard Sale and Mary Anita Loos Von Saltza while married to and widowed from second husband Carl Von Saltza) and secondly to Irma Sale, who became his widow. Richard Sale died on March 4, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 17, 1911
DiedMarch 4, 1993(81)
BornDecember 17, 1911
DiedMarch 4, 1993(81)
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Anne Baxter, Dan Dailey, and Chief Yowlachie in A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.1
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1950
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Yancy Derringer
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1955
Hal Hackett and Lee Wilde in Campus Honeymoon (1948)
Campus Honeymoon
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948

Credits

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Writer



  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Assassination
    5.2
    • written by
    • 1987
  • The White Buffalo (1977)
    The White Buffalo
    6.1
    • from his novel "The White Buffalo"
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1967–1968
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1968
  • Wayne Maunder in Custer (1967)
    Custer
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Accidental Family (1967)
    Accidental Family
    6.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1967
  • Jean Arthur, Ron Harper, and Leonard Stone in The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
    The Jean Arthur Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Ernest Borgnine, Stephen Boyd, Joseph Cotten, Jill St. John, Tony Bennett, Edie Adams, Eleanor Parker, and Elke Sommer in The Oscar (1966)
    The Oscar
    5.2
    • novel
    • 1966
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay & story
    • 1965
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Mr. Belvedere
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • teleplay ...
    • 1958–1959
  • Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, and Diana Brewster in Torpedo Run (1958)
    Torpedo Run
    6.4
    • based on stories by
    • screen play by
    • 1958
  • Seven Days from Now (1957)
    Seven Days from Now
    7.5
    • written by
    • 1957

Producer



  • Mr. Belvedere
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1959
  • Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
    Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1955

Director



  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958–1959
  • Seven Days from Now (1957)
    Seven Days from Now
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
    Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Malaga (1954)
    Malaga
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1954
  • The Girl Next Door (1953)
    The Girl Next Door
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Anne Baxter, Macdonald Carey, and Catherine McLeod in My Wife's Best Friend (1952)
    My Wife's Best Friend
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Let's Make It Legal (1951)
    Let's Make It Legal
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Eddie Albert, Betty Grable, and Macdonald Carey in Meet Me After the Show (1951)
    Meet Me After the Show
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Joseph Cotten and Loretta Young in Half Angel (1951)
    Half Angel
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Gloria DeHaven, Dennis Day, June Haver, Harry James, and William Lundigan in I'll Get By (1950)
    I'll Get By
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Anne Baxter, Dan Dailey, and Chief Yowlachie in A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
    A Ticket to Tomahawk
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Hal Hackett and Lee Wilde in Campus Honeymoon (1948)
    Campus Honeymoon
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Lorna Gray and Paul Kelly in Spoilers of the North (1947)
    Spoilers of the North
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Richard B. Sale
  • Born
    • December 17, 1911
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 4, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Irma Sale? - March 4, 1993 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Co-produced a pilot for an adventure series called "Little Green Book".

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    First married to writer, actress, and producer Mary Loos who is the niece of famed writer Anita Loos.

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