Biography

Ben Markson(1897-1971)

Writer

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Ben Markson was born on 6 August 1897 in Creston, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Pride of the Navy (1939), Le tombeur (1933) and The Silk Express (1933). He was married to Janet Dawn. He died on 20 October 1971 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Known for

James Dunn and Rochelle Hudson in Pride of the Navy (1939)

Pride of the Navy

5.3

Writer

1939

James Cagney in Le tombeur (1933)

7.0

Writer

1933

Robert Barrat and Sheila Terry in The Silk Express (1933)

The Silk Express

6.2

Writer

1933

Victor McLaglen, Greta Nissen, and Nell O'Day in Rackety Rax (1932)

5.3

Writer

1932

Credits

Writer

Le secret du Grand Canyon
6.5
- story
- 1959
Colt .45
7.1
TV Series
- story by
- teleplay by
- 1958
Adventures of the Falcon
7.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1954
City Detective
6.7
TV Series
- story
- 1953
The Cisco Kid
7.1
TV Series
- screenplay
- 1953
Racket Squad
7.4
TV Series
- teleplay
- written by
- 1951–1952
C'est arrivé dans la 5e avenue
7.6
- contributor to dialogue and special sequence (uncredited)
- 1947
J'accuse cette femme
6.4
- adaptation
- 1947
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
6.0
- screenplay
- 1946
Prison Ship
6.1
- screenplay
- 1945
The Beautiful Cheat
5.7
- screenplay
- 1945
Le Faucon à San Francisco
6.4
- screenplay
- 1945
He Hired the Boss
5.7
- screenplay
- 1943
The Smiling Ghost
6.4
- screenplay construction contributor (uncredited)
- 1941
Thieves Fall Out
6.0
- screen play by
- 1941

Personal details

Alternative name
- Benjamin Markson
Height
- 1.80 m
Born
- August 6, 1897
- Creston, Iowa, USA
Died
- October 20, 1971
- Los Angeles County, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Janet Dawn

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