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Ric Hardman(1924-2009)

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Ric Hardman was born on 8 November 1924 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for The Rare Breed (1966), Showdown (1963) and Teacher's Pet (1958). He was married to Kathleen Keifer. He died on 29 June 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 8, 1924
DiedJune 29, 2009(84)
BornNovember 8, 1924
DiedJune 29, 2009(84)
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Known for

The Rare Breed (1966)
The Rare Breed
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1966
Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Charles Drake, and Harold J. Stone in Showdown (1963)
Showdown
6.2
  • Writer(as Bronson Howitzer)
  • 1963
Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
Teacher's Pet
7.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1958
Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
The Roaring 20's
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Cognac (1988)
    Cognac
    5.9
    • story
    • 1988
  • The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
    The Kansas City Massacre
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay (as Bronson Howitzer)
    • 1975
  • Robert Carradine, Mitch Brown, Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, Clint Howard, Sean Kelly, Kerry MacLane, A Martinez, and Clay O'Brien in The Cowboys (1974)
    The Cowboys
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story (as Bronson Howitzer)
    • 1974
  • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by (as Bronson Howitzer)
    • 1972
  • The Rare Breed (1966)
    The Rare Breed
    6.3
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Laredo (1965)
    Laredo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965–1966
  • Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Charles Drake, and Harold J. Stone in Showdown (1963)
    Showdown
    6.2
    • written by (as Bronson Howitzer)
    • 1963
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1963
  • John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, and Chill Wills in Frontier Circus (1961)
    Frontier Circus
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story (as Bronson Howitzer)
    • 1962
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by (as Bronson Howitzer)
    • 1962
  • Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
    The Roaring 20's
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1959–1961
  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960

Additional Crew



  • Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Teacher's Pet
    7.1
    • assistant to producer
    • 1958
  • Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, and Michel Ray in The Tin Star (1957)
    The Tin Star
    7.3
    • assistant to producers
    • 1957
  • William Holden and Deborah Kerr in The Proud and Profane (1956)
    The Proud and Profane
    6.2
    • assistant to producer
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Hardman
  • Born
    • November 8, 1924
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • June 29, 2009
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Kathleen Keifer(2 children)
  • Other works
    (novel) "The Virgin War". Michael Joseph, 1965.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Biography in: "Contemporary Authors". Volumes 13-16, First Revision, page 363. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1975.

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