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.
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Birthday1905-08-26
Deathday1954-03-02 (48 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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