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Joseph Hoffman(1909-1997)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Joseph Hoffman was born on 20 February 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Officer and the Lady (1941), Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) and Against All Flags (1952). He died on 25 May 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 20, 1909
DiedMay 25, 1997(88)
BornFebruary 20, 1909
DiedMay 25, 1997(88)
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Known for

Bruce Bennett, Rochelle Hudson, and Roger Pryor in The Officer and the Lady (1941)
The Officer and the Lady
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1941
Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, and Charles Coburn in Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1952
Maureen O'Hara and Errol Flynn in Against All Flags (1952)
Against All Flags
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1952
James Dunn and Rochelle Hudson in Pride of the Navy (1939)
Pride of the Navy
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer

  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer (segment "Love and the Confession")
    • 1972
  • Family Affair (1966)
    Family Affair
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1966–1970
  • Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    Nanny and the Professor
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1964–1968
  • Jill St. John and Doug McClure in The King's Pirate (1967)
    The King's Pirate
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1962–1967
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • My Brother the Angel (1965)
    My Brother the Angel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Chuck Connors in Branded (1965)
    Branded
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis in Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
    Sex and the Single Girl
    6.4
    • story
    • 1964
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • "Academy Awards: 36th Annual," Natalie Wood. 1964.
    The 36th Annual Academy Awards
    6.8
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1964
  • The Great Adventure (1963)
    The Great Adventure
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1964
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1961–1962
  • Daws Butler, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl, and Janet Waldo in The Jetsons (1962)
    The Jetsons
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1962

Producer

  • Eden Cried (1967)
    Eden Cried
    • producer (as Charles Ellis)
    • 1967
  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Richard Denning in Michael Shayne (1960)
    Michael Shayne
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Pamela Duncan and Donald May in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957–1958
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955–1957
  • Celebrity Playhouse (1955)
    Celebrity Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Charles Ellis
  • Born
    • February 20, 1909
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 25, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart disease)

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    American screenwriter of B-movies, usually action films, mysteries and comedies. Started at Fox (1935-41), subsequently with Monogram (1942), Columbia (1943), RKO and Universal (on-and-off, between 1944 and 54). Among his best films were cheerful Technicolor swashbucklers, such as Buccaneer's Girl (1950) and Against All Flags (1952).

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