Biography
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (September 23, 1901 – June 30, 1962) was an American screenwriter of more than thirty films between 1929 and 1953 and the director of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961), starring Hugh O'Brian as deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated at the University of Missouri in Columbia and began his career as a newspaper reporter. He wrote many short stories and was published in The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and other magazines. He published several novels and wrote for the theatre including the play The Wookey, which ran on Broadway.
He died in Ventura County, California, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and was survived by his three children.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 37
Writer 36
TV Shows 3
Always (1989)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
Devil's Canyon (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Thunder in the East (1952)
Fearless Fagan (1952)
A Girl in Every Port (1952)
Follow the Sun (1951)
Branded (1950)
Killer McCoy (1947)
Adventure (1945)
Greenwich Village (1944)
My Pal, Wolf (1944)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Untamed (1940)
Sailor's Lady (1940)
St. Louis Blues (1939)
College Swing (1938)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
College Holiday (1936)
Wives Never Know (1936)
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
A Man of Sentiment (1933)
Shanghai Madness (1933)
Play Girl (1932)
Sporting Blood (1931)
God's Gift to Women (1931)
One Night at Susie's (1930)
Sweet Mama (1930)
A Song of Kentucky (1929)
Words and Music (1929)
Masquerade (1929)
Blue Skies (1929)
Speakeasy (1929)
Strong Boy (1929)
The Ghost Talks (1929)
The Sin Sister (1929)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1901-09-23
Deathday1962-06-30 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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