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Paul Dehn(1912-1976)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Paul Dehn's show-business career began in 1936 as a movie reviewer for several London newspapers. He later wrote plays, operettas and musicals for the stage. Dehn's first screenplay, for Ultimatum (1950), garnered him an Oscar. He later wrote everything from James Bond films to entries in the "Planet of the Apes" series, and also was a lyricist for several film musicals.
BornNovember 5, 1912
DiedSeptember 30, 1976(63)
BornNovember 5, 1912
DiedSeptember 30, 1976(63)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, John Gielgud, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, Albert Finney, Richard Widmark, Michael York, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Wendy Hiller, and Rachel Roberts in Le crime de l'Orient-Express (1974)
Le crime de l'Orient-Express
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1974
Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)
Goldfinger
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1964
Le Secret de la planète des singes (1970)
Le Secret de la planète des singes
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1970
La Conquête de la planète des singes (1972)
La Conquête de la planète des singes
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1972

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  • James Bond 007: Goldfinger (1986)
    James Bond 007: Goldfinger
    7.2
    Video Game
    • based on the screenplay: Goldfinger (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Beryl Reid (1977)
    Beryl Reid
    TV Series
    • original script by
    • 1977
  • Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, John Gielgud, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, Albert Finney, Richard Widmark, Michael York, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Wendy Hiller, and Rachel Roberts in Le crime de l'Orient-Express (1974)
    Le crime de l'Orient-Express
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • La Bataille de la planète des singes (1973)
    La Bataille de la planète des singes
    5.4
    • story by
    • 1973
  • La Conquête de la planète des singes (1972)
    La Conquête de la planète des singes
    6.1
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Les Évadés de la planète des singes (1971)
    Les Évadés de la planète des singes
    6.3
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Le Tunnel de la peur (1970)
    Le Tunnel de la peur
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Le Secret de la planète des singes (1970)
    Le Secret de la planète des singes
    6.0
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 1970
  • Music on 2 (1965)
    Music on 2
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1970
  • Beryl Reid and Joan Sims in Beryl Reid Says Good Evening (1968)
    Beryl Reid Says Good Evening
    7.3
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • 1968
  • Before the Fringe
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • La Mégère apprivoisée (1967)
    La Mégère apprivoisée
    7.1
    • screen play by
    • 1967
  • La nuit des généraux (1967)
    La nuit des généraux
    7.2
    • adapted for the screen by
    • additional dialogue
    • 1967
  • M.15 demande protection (1967)
    M.15 demande protection
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • L'espion qui venait du froid (1965)
    L'espion qui venait du froid
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1965

Music Department



  • Une fille comme ça (1955)
    Une fille comme ça
    6.3
    • songwriter: English lyrics
    • 1955
  • Moulin Rouge (1952)
    Moulin Rouge
    7.0
    • lyrics adaptd by
    • 1952

Producer



  • Le Tunnel de la peur (1970)
    Le Tunnel de la peur
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1970

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 5, 1912
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 30, 1976
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Other works
    Alan Melville, Simon Phipps, Herbret Farjeon and his revue, "Penny Plain," was performed at the St. Martin's Theatre in London, England with Joyce Grenfell, Elisabeth Welch, Max Adrian, Desmond Walter-Ellis, Rose Hill, Moyra Fraser, Julian Orchard, and Jimmy Thompson in the cast. Laurier Lister was director. Richard Addinsell, Donald Swann, Charles Zwar, Clifton Parker, and Sandy Wilson were the composers. Joyce Grenfell and Michael Flanders were lyricists. Hutchinson Scott, Oscbert Lancaster, and Ronald Searle were set designers.
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    In 1943-1944 he was chief instructor at Camp X in Ontario. His wartime experience helped him write screenplays for films like "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" and "Goldfinger".

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