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Frederic Dannay(1905-1982)

  • Writer
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Frederic Dannay was born on 20 October 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Mandarin Mystery (1936), The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958) and The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935). He died on 3 September 1982 in White Plains, New York, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1905
DiedSeptember 3, 1982(76)
BornOctober 20, 1905
DiedSeptember 3, 1982(76)
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Known for

Charlotte Henry and Eddie Quillan in The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
The Mandarin Mystery
5.3
  • Writer(as Ellery Queen)
  • 1936
George Nader in The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958)
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Donald Cook and Helen Twelvetrees in The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
The Spanish Cape Mystery
6.1
  • Writer(as Ellery Queen)
  • 1935
Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay in Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
6.1
  • Writer(as Ellery Queen)
  • 1940

Credits

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Writer

  • Ctvrtá strana trojuhelniku
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • novel "he Fourth Side of The Triangle" (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1986
  • Haitatsu sarenai santsu no tegami (1979)
    Haitatsu sarenai santsu no tegami
    6.1
    • novel
    • 1979
  • Teatr Telewizji (1953)
    Teatr Telewizji
    7.5
    TV Series
    • author (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1977
  • A plume et à sang (1975)
    A plume et à sang
    8.3
    TV Series
    • characters created by
    • novel (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1975–1976
  • Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Marlène Jobert, and Michel Piccoli in La décade prodigieuse (1971)
    La décade prodigieuse
    6.1
    • based on the novel by (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1971
  • Skye Aubrey, Peter Lawford, Harry Morgan, and Stefanie Powers in Ellery Queen: Meurtres à New York (1971)
    Ellery Queen: Meurtres à New York
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • novel "Cat of Many Tails" (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1971
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Suspicion (1962)
    Suspicion
    8.5
    TV Series
    • short story (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1963
  • George Nader in The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958)
    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
    7.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1958–1959
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950)
    The Adventures of Ellery Queen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • characters
    • concept
    • 1950–1954
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1953
  • William Gargan and Margaret Lindsay in Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
    Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
    5.8
    • story (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1942
  • Lilian Bond, William Gargan, Charley Grapewin, Jack La Rue, and Margaret Lindsay in A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
    A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
    5.6
    • Writer (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1942
  • Claire Du Brey, William Gargan, Charley Grapewin, and Margaret Lindsay in A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
    A Close Call for Ellery Queen
    5.7
    • story (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1942
  • Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay in Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
    Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
    5.9
    • Writer (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1941
  • Ralph Bellamy, Spring Byington, John Beal, Sidney Blackmer, Douglass Dumbrille, Charley Grapewin, Margaret Lindsay, and H.B. Warner in Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
    Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
    6.0
    • Writer (as Ellery Queen)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ellery Queen
  • Born
    • October 20, 1905
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 3, 1982
    • White Plains, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Novel (as Ellery Queen, with Manfred Lee: "Face to Face"
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    Collaborated with Manfred Lee under the joint pseudonym Ellery Queen.

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