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Coles Trapnell(1910-1999)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Coles Trapnell was born on 2 August 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Maverick (1957), Within These Walls (1945) and Stage 7 (1955). He died on 29 January 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1910
DiedJanuary 29, 1999(88)
BornAugust 2, 1910
DiedJanuary 29, 1999(88)
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Known for

James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
Maverick
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Mary Anderson, Thomas Mitchell, and Edward Ryan in Within These Walls (1945)
Within These Walls
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1945
Stage 7 (1955)
Stage 7
7.0
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Yancy Derringer
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 2017
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1957–1958
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1957–1958
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1957–1958
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1956–1957
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1954–1956
  • Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
    Chevron Hall of Stars
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1956
  • Stage 7 (1955)
    Stage 7
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1955
  • Peggy Ann Garner, Edmund Gwenn, Lon McCallister, and Reginald Owen in Thunder in the Valley (1947)
    Thunder in the Valley
    7.3
    • assistant to producer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, and George Montgomery in The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
    The Brasher Doubloon
    6.5
    • assistant to producer (uncredited)
    • 1947

Producer



  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1962
  • Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
    The Roaring 20's
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • produced by
    • 1959–1961
  • Roger Moore in The Alaskans (1959)
    The Alaskans
    8.2
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1960
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
    Chevron Hall of Stars
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956

Writer



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 2017
  • 12 O'Clock High (1964)
    12 O'Clock High
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1965–1966
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1962
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959–1961
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1957–1958
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1958
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1957
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1956
  • Stage 7 (1955)
    Stage 7
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1955
  • Mary Anderson, Thomas Mitchell, and Edward Ryan in Within These Walls (1945)
    Within These Walls
    6.0
    • story
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 2, 1910
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 1999
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(coronary thrombosis)
  • Other works
    Wrote a how-to book for screenwriters titled "Teleplay."

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