Joseph Hoffman
Joseph Hoffman (1909–1997) was an American screenwriter.[1] Mr. Hoffman was born February 20, 1909 in New York City. He began his career as a screenwriter coming to the West Coast in the mid-‘30s and was installed as a junior screenwriter at 20th Century-Fox. He is credited with writing the story, dialogue or screenplay for 57 movies from the adaptation of "Your Uncle Dudley" in 1936 to screenwriter of "The King's Pirate" in 1967. His screen credits illustrate the diversity of his writing including “swashbucklers”, comedies, mysteries and westerns. From the mid-1950s into the 1960s, Hoffman wrote for episodic television including - "Leave it to Beaver", "My Three Sons", "The Smother's Brothers Show", "Bonanza", "The Virginian", "Family Affair", The Patty Duke Show" and many more. From 1954 on, he also worked as a Television Producer at Screen Gems on - "Colt 45", "Ford Television Theatre", "Michael Shayne, "Private Detective" and the "Audie Murphy" Series. He died in Los Angeles on May 25, 1997 at age 87.
Joseph Hoffman | |
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Born | February 20, 1909 New York, New York, United States |
Died | May 25, 1997 Los Angeles, California United States |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1935-1972 (film) |
Selected filmography
- Charlie Chan's Secret (1935)
- Country Gentlemen (1936)
- Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)
- Your Uncle Dudley (1936)
- Damaged Goods (1936)
- She's Got Everything (1937)
- Jones Family in Hollywood (1937)
- Under Suspicion (1937)
- Pride of the Navy (1938)
- Country Gentlemen (1938)
- Safety in Numbers (1938)
- Shadows Over Shanghai (1939)
- That's My Gal (1940)
- High Explosive (1940)
- One Thrilling Night (1942)
- Man with Two Lives (1942)
- My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Racket Squad (1944)
- Goodnight Sweetheart (1944)
- Swing Fever (1945)
- China Sky (1946)
- And Baby Makes Three 1949
- Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
- Weekend With Father (1951)
- City Beneath the Sea (1951)
- No Room for the Groom (1952)
- The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
- Against All Flags (1952)
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1953)
- Rails Into Laramie (1954)
- Yankee Pasha (1954)
- Tall Man Riding(1955)
- Pier 5 Havana (1955)
- Vice Raid (1956)
- Chicago Syndicate (1959)
- Kings Pirate (1967)
- Sex and the Single Girl (1968)
References
- Shelley p.228
Bibliography
- Shelley, Peter. Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star. McFarland, 2010.