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Stanley Ellin(1916-1986)

  • Writer
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Stanley Ellin was born on 6 October 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Suspense (1949) and The Big Night (1951). He was married to Jeanne Michael. He died on 31 July 1986 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornOctober 6, 1916
DiedJuly 31, 1986(69)
BornOctober 6, 1916
DiedJuly 31, 1986(69)
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Known for

Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
John Drew Barrymore and Joan Lorring in The Big Night (1951)
The Big Night
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1951
Nothing But the Best (1964)
Nothing But the Best
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1964

Credits

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  • Jean-Pierre Mocky in Myster Mocky présente (2007)
    Myster Mocky présente
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 2007
  • Specialita séfkuchare
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • short story "The Specialty of the House"
    • 2000
  • A Prayer in the Dark (1997)
    A Prayer in the Dark
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • novel "Stronghold"
    • 1997
  • Cinque storie inquietanti (1987)
    Cinque storie inquietanti
    TV Mini Series
    • story
    • 1987
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1987
  • Vampirismus (1982)
    Il fascino dell'insolito
    6.4
    TV Series
    • short story "The Specialty of the House"
    • 1982
  • Il piatto della casa
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1981
  • The July Group (1981)
    The July Group
    4.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay based on a novel by: "Stronghold"
    • 1981
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1980–1981
  • Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1980
  • Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, and Art Carney in Sunburn (1979)
    Sunburn
    5.1
    • novel "The Bind"
    • 1979
  • O.E. Hasse in Sanfter Schrecken (1977)
    Sanfter Schrecken
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • story "The Specialty of the House"
    • 1977
  • Der Acht-Stunden Mann
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1974
  • Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973)
    Orson Welles Great Mysteries
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story "Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl"
    • 1973
  • Circle of Fear (1972)
    Circle of Fear
    7.6
    TV Series
    • stories
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 6, 1916
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 31, 1986
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Jeanne Michael1937 - ? (1 child)
  • Other works
    Story: "Specialty of the House".

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    A master of ingenuity and plotting in both the short story and novel who wrote psychological thrillers (sometimes featuring a private investigator or an amateur sleuth), frequently dealing with the theme of revenge.

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