David Lamson(1902-1975)

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David Lamson was born on 29 November 1902 in California, USA. David was a writer, known for We Who Are About to Die (1936) and Matinee Theater (1955). David was married to Ruth Smith Rankin and Allene Thorpe. David died on 6 August 1975 in Santa Clara, California, USA.

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We Who Are About to Die

6.5

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1936

Matinee Theater

6.7

TV Series

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Matinee Theater
6.7
TV Series
- teleplay
- story
- 1957–1958
That I May Live
6.4
- story (uncredited)
- 1937
We Who Are About to Die
6.5
- novel
- 1936

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Born
- November 29, 1902
- California, USA
Died
- August 6, 1975
- Santa Clara, California, USA(stroke)
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Novel: "We Who Are About to Die" (filmed as We Who Are About to Die (1936)).

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Accused of murdering his wife, he served 13 months in San Quenton prison and endured 3 trials before the Supreme Court reversed his conviction. His book, "We Who Are About to Die", is semi-autobiographical and is the basis of the movie of the same name in 1937.

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