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Edwin V. Westrate(1894-1955)

  • Writer
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Edwin V. Westrate was born on 5 June 1894 in Muscatine, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Women in the Night (1948), Shoot to Kill (1947) and Prison Farm (1938). He died on 26 November 1955 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornJune 5, 1894
DiedNovember 26, 1955(61)
BornJune 5, 1894
DiedNovember 26, 1955(61)
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Known for

Women in the Night (1948)
Women in the Night
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1948
Russell Wade and Luana Walters in Shoot to Kill (1947)
Shoot to Kill
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1947
Lloyd Nolan and Shirley Ross in Prison Farm (1938)
Prison Farm
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1938
Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Michael O'Shea, and Barry Sullivan in Smart Woman (1948)
Smart Woman
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1948

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Writer



  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1957
  • Joe Kirkwood Jr. in The Joe Palooka Story (1954)
    The Joe Palooka Story
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1954
  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
    Jesse James vs. the Daltons
    5.0
    • story (as Edwin Westrate)
    • 1954
  • Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Michael O'Shea, and Barry Sullivan in Smart Woman (1948)
    Smart Woman
    6.2
    • original story
    • 1948
  • Women in the Night (1948)
    Women in the Night
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Russell Wade and Luana Walters in Shoot to Kill (1947)
    Shoot to Kill
    5.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1947
  • Alan Curtis and Ann Savage in Renegade Girl (1946)
    Renegade Girl
    5.0
    • original screenplay
    • 1946
  • Jimmy Conlin, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, and Jo Ann Marlowe in Rolling Home (1946)
    Rolling Home
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Lloyd Nolan and Shirley Ross in Prison Farm (1938)
    Prison Farm
    6.3
    • based on an idea by
    • 1938

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  • Alternative name
    • Edwin Westrate
  • Born
    • June 5, 1894
    • Muscatine, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • November 26, 1955
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA

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