Biography
Jerome Odlum (August 6, 1905 β March 2, 1954) was an American writer.
Odlum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.He served a term in prison for forgery. After his time in prison, he became a reporter and then managing editor of The Minneapolis News.Odlum was married in Minneapolis in 1937. His wife filed for divorce in 1939.He published a novel, Each Dawn I Die, in 1938. It was adapted to a film of the same name in 1939. Odlum then became a screenwriter. He was under contract to Paramount at $2,500 per month in 1939. He wrote several more novels as well as film screenplays.
In 1952, it was reported that he would be writing for television.Jerome Odlum died on March 2, 1954.
Filmography
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The Strange Affair (1968)
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The Fast and the Furious (1954)
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Highway Dragnet (1954)
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Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
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Song of India (1949)
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Cover Up (1949)
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Last Frontier Uprising (1947)
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In Old Sacramento (1946)
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Strange Affair (1944)
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Marine Raiders (1944)
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A Scream in the Dark (1943)
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Crime Doctor (1943)
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I Was Framed (1942)
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
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Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
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The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-08-26
Deathday1954-03-02 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceMinneapolis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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