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Henry Farrell(1920-2006)

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Henry Farrell was born on 27 September 1920 in Madera, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and What's the Matter with Helen? (1971). He was married to Molly Dodd. He died on 29 March 2006 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1920
DiedMarch 29, 2006(85)
BornSeptember 27, 1920
DiedMarch 29, 2006(85)
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Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Joseph Cotten in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1964
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1962
Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters in What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
What's the Matter with Helen?
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1971
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
  • Writer

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    • Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
      What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1991
    • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
      A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
      6.5
      • novel "Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me"
      • 1972
    • The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972)
      The Eyes of Charles Sand
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1972
    • Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters in What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
      What's the Matter with Helen?
      6.3
      • written by
      • 1971
    • Kitty Winn in The House That Would Not Die (1970)
      The House That Would Not Die
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1970
    • How Awful About Allan (1970)
      How Awful About Allan
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • novel "How Awful About Allan"
      • teleplay
      • 1970
    • Horror (1969)
      Horror
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • novel "How Awful About Allan"
      • 1969
    • John Carradine, Harry Dean Stanton, Ron Hagerthy, Don Kelly, Jennifer Lea, and Danny Martins in The Hostage (1967)
      The Hostage
      5.3
      • novel "The Hostage"
      • 1967
    • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
      Perry Mason
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1965–1966
    • Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Joseph Cotten in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
      Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1964
    • Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
      What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
      8.0
      • from the novel by
      • 1962
    • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
      Alfred Hitchcock Presents
      8.5
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1962
    • Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
      Bus Stop
      6.9
      TV Series
      • novel
      • teleplay
      • 1961

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    • Born
      • September 27, 1920
      • Madera, California, USA
    • Died
      • March 29, 2006
      • Pacific Palisades, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • Spouse
      • Molly Dodd1951 - March 26, 1981 (her death)
    • Other works
      Novel: "Death on the Sixth Day".
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      Widower of Molly Dodd.

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