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Luke Short(1908-1975)

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Luke Short was born on 19 November 1908 in Kewaunee, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for La cité de la peur (1948), Femme de feu (1947) and Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941). He died on 18 August 1975 in Aspen, Colorado, USA.
BornNovember 19, 1908
DiedAugust 18, 1975(66)
BornNovember 19, 1908
DiedAugust 18, 1975(66)
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Jane Greer and Dick Powell in La cité de la peur (1948)
La cité de la peur
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Joel McCrea, Charles Ruggles, and Arleen Whelan in Femme de feu (1947)
Femme de feu
6.6
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1947
Mildred Coles, Lalo Encinas, Leon Errol, and Noble Johnson in Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941)
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1941
Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, and John Russell in Le Carrefour de l'enfer (1954)
Le Carrefour de l'enfer
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1954

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Writer

  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • creator
    • short story ...
    • 1956–1960
  • Tina Louise, Robert Taylor, and Fess Parker in Le Bourreau du Nevada (1959)
    Le Bourreau du Nevada
    6.6
    • story
    • 1959
  • Stage 7 (1955)
    Stage 7
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1955
  • Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, and John Russell in Le Carrefour de l'enfer (1954)
    Le Carrefour de l'enfer
    5.9
    • from the novel "Silver Rock"
    • 1954
  • Rod Cameron and Ella Raines in Capturez cet homme! (1952)
    Capturez cet homme!
    6.1
    • novel
    • 1952
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Barry Fitzgerald, and Edmond O'Brien in La ville d'argent (1951)
    La ville d'argent
    5.9
    • story
    • 1951
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
    Suspense
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1951
  • Burt Lancaster and Joanne Dru in La vallée de la vengeance (1951)
    La vallée de la vengeance
    5.9
    • based on a novel by
    • 1951
  • Robert Taylor and John Hodiak in Embuscade (1950)
    Embuscade
    6.5
    • story
    • 1950
  • Robert Mitchum and Barbara Bel Geddes in Ciel rouge (1948)
    Ciel rouge
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • from the Saturday Evening Post serial storyl by
    • 1948
  • Jane Greer and Dick Powell in La cité de la peur (1948)
    La cité de la peur
    6.6
    • from the novel by
    • 1948
  • Ton heure a sonné (1948)
    Ton heure a sonné
    6.6
    • adapted from the novel by
    • 1948
  • Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and George 'Gabby' Hayes in La descente tragique (1948)
    La descente tragique
    6.6
    • novel "Dead Freight for Piute"
    • 1948
  • Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Joel McCrea, Charles Ruggles, and Arleen Whelan in Femme de feu (1947)
    Femme de feu
    6.6
    • by
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Mildred Coles, Lalo Encinas, Leon Errol, and Noble Johnson in Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941)
    Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
    5.4
    • from the story by
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 19, 1908
    • Kewaunee, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 18, 1975
    • Aspen, Colorado, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Wrote the teleplay for a western series to be called "Primrose".

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    Received the Levi Strauss Western Writers of America award.

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