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Jack DeWitt

1900 – 1981

American screenwriter

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About Jack DeWitt

Lived 1900 – 1981 (aged 80). Jack DeWitt was an American screenwriter and actor.

DeWitt's "Bury ’Em Alive" was the cover story in the April 1937 issue of Black Book Detective. Jack DeWitt (1900–1981) was an American screenwriter.

He wrote a number of films for producer Sandy Howard.

Select filmography International Lady (1942) Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) Don Ricardo Returns (1946) Bells of San Fernando (1947) Louisiana (1947) The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947) Louisiana (1947) Rocky (1948) Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949) Canadian Pacific (1949) The Lost Volcano (1950) The Highwayman (1951) Boston Blackie (1951–53) (TV series) – various episodes Dick Turpin's Ride (1952) Fargo (1952) Big Town (1952) (TV series) – story for 13 episodes Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952) Son of Belle Starr (1953) Gun Belt (1953) Khyber Patrol(1954) Sitting Bull (1954) The Bamboo Prison (1954) Women's Prison (1955) Cell 2455, Death Row (1954) Cheyenne (TV series) -episode "The Last Train West" (1956) Crossroads (1956) (TV series) – episode "The Rabbi Davis Story" The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) Rumble on the Docks (1956) Portland Exposé (1957) Oregon Passage (1957) The Gray Ghost (1957–58) – TV series – writer and story supervisor various episodes Wolf Larsen (1958) The Purple Gang (1959) Bronco – episode "Montana Passage" (1960) Five Guns to Tombstone (1960) Jack of Diamonds (1967) One Step to Hell (1968) A Man Called Horse (1970) Man in the Wilderness (1971) The Neptune Factor (1973) Together Brothers (1974) Sky Riders (1976) The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983) – story

Unmade The Al Capone Story (1957) The Coastwatchers (1959)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jack DeWitt?

American screenwriter (1900-1981)

When was Jack DeWitt born?

Jack DeWitt was born on 19 May 1900 in Morrilton.

When did Jack DeWitt die?

Jack DeWitt died on 22 April 1981 in Santa Barbara.

What was Jack DeWitt's occupation?

Jack DeWitt was a screenwriter and actor.

What nationality was Jack DeWitt?

Jack DeWitt was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jack DeWitt

· Wikidata: Q3157162

· DBpedia: Jack DeWitt (writer)

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