Ben Maddow(1909-1992)

Writer
Director
Producer

Ben Maddow was born on 7 August 1909 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Quand la ville dort (1950), L'Œil sauvage (1959) and L'intrus (1949). He was married to Flier, Freda. He died on 9 October 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Quand la ville dort

7.8

Writer

1950

L'Œil sauvage

6.9

Writer

1959

L'intrus

7.6

Writer

1949

Le balcon

5.9

Writer

1963

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Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record
7.6
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1987
Man on a String
7.2
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1972
Satan, mon amour !
6.1
- screenplay
- 1971
Le Secret de Santa Vittoria
7.2
- screenplay
- 1969
L'homme le plus dangereux du monde
5.6
- screenplay
- 1969
La route de l'Ouest
6.2
- screenplay
- 1967
Haute tension
7.7
TV Series
- story
- 1965
Selena
6.6
TV Short
- presentation script
- 1964
Arrest and Trial
7.6
TV Series
- written by
- 1964
An Affair of the Skin
6.8
- writer
- 1963
Le balcon
5.9
- writer
- 1963
Naked City
8.2
TV Series
- writer
- 1962
The Asphalt Jungle
7.8
TV Series
- based on screenplay by
- 1961
Anna et les Maoris
5.0
- screenplay
- 1961
Les incorruptibles
8.0
TV Series
- written by
- 1960

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Alternative name
- David Wolff
Born
- August 7, 1909
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Died
- October 9, 1992
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart failure)
Spouse
- Flier, Freda? - October 9, 1992 (his death, 2 children)

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Trivia
American screenwriter, novelist and photography critic, educated at Columbia University. After graduating, he worked for three years as an orderly and technician at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and for another three years as an investigator for the New York City Bureau of Welfare. During World War II, he worked as a scenarist for the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Force. In feature films, he is best remembered for his collaboration with John Huston on the script of Quand la ville dort (1950).