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A.I. Bezzerides(1908-2007)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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A.I. Bezzerides
A.I. Bezzerides was born on 9 August 1908 in Samsun, Ottoman Empire [now Turkey]. He was a writer and actor, known for Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) and They Drive by Night (1940). He was married to Von Gorne, Yvonne and Silvia Richards. He died on 1 January 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 9, 1908
DiedJanuary 1, 2007(98)
BornAugust 9, 1908
DiedJanuary 1, 2007(98)
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Known for

Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1955
Robert Wagner and Terry Moore in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1953
Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, George Raft, and Ann Sheridan in They Drive by Night (1940)
They Drive by Night
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1940
Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
77 Sunset Strip
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Greatest Mother of Them All
    7.9
    Short
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • creator
    • 1965–1969
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Destry (1964)
    Destry
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • The Great Adventure (1963)
    The Great Adventure
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1962
  • The Detectives (1959)
    The Detectives
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961–1962
  • Barbara Stanwyck in The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
    The Barbara Stanwyck Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • story
    • 1961
  • The Jayhawkers! (1959)
    The Jayhawkers!
    6.3
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by (as Al Bezzerides)
    • 1958–1959
  • The Angry Hills (1959)
    The Angry Hills
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • The O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
    The O. Henry Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written for television by
    • 1957
  • Wire Service (1956)
    Wire Service
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1957
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    8.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay by
    • 1956

Actor

  • Ida Lupino in On Dangerous Ground (1951)
    On Dangerous Ground
    7.2
    • Gatos (uncredited)
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • A.I.Bezzerides
  • Born
    • August 9, 1908
    • Samsun, Ottoman Empire [now Turkey]
  • Died
    • January 1, 2007
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from a fall)
  • Spouses
      Von Gorne, Yvonne(divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Long Haul" (filmed as They Drive by Night (1940)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As a young man, he was a mechanic and driver for the trucking company his father had started, and was an engineer at the Los Angeles water department. He sold short stories to Scribner's, The New Republic, and Esquire.
  • Quotes
    Writers never understand; producers are the god-damnedest crooks you ever saw.
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