Biography
Gerald Drayson Adams (June 25, 1900 – August 23, 1988) was a former business executive and literary agent when he began writing for films in the 1940s. The Oxford University-educated Adams specialized in action/adventure and western films. His films include Dead Reckoning (1947) starring Humphrey Bogart, The Big Steal (1949), Armored Car Robbery (1950), His Kind of Woman (1951, uncredited), The Black Sleep (1956), and Kissin' Cousins (1964), starring Elvis Presley, for which he received a WGA award nomination. Adams also wrote for television series, including the pivotal episodes "Hostage" with James Garner and Jack Kelly and "Stampede" with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. for Maverick (1957) as well as "The Savage Hills" with Diane Brewster for the same series.
Filmography
all 54
Writer 53
Movies 47
TV Shows 7
Screenplay 1
Harum Scarum (1965)
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
The Wild Westerners (1962)
Fury River (1961)
Gun Fight (1961)
Surfside 6 (1960)
Mission of Danger (1960)
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Frontier Rangers (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Northwest Passage (1958)
Maverick (1957)
War Drums (1957)
Affair in Reno (1957)
Tomahawk Trail (1957)
Gun Brothers (1956)
The Black Sleep (1956)
Three Bad Sisters (1956)
Cheyenne (1955)
Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
Three Young Texans (1954)
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
Princess of the Nile (1954)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Wings of the Hawk (1953)
The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Untamed Frontier (1952)
Steel Town (1952)
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
Flaming Feather (1952)
Flame of Araby (1951)
The Sea Hornet (1951)
The Golden Horde (1951)
The Lady from Texas (1951)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
The Desert Hawk (1950)
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
The Big Steal (1949)
The Plunderers (1948)
The Gallant Legion (1948)
Old Los Angeles (1948)
Dead Reckoning (1947)
The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
The Invisible Informer (1946)
Tell It to a Star (1945)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945)
Duke of the Navy (1942)
The Miracle Kid (1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1900-06-25
Deathday1988-08-23 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceWinnipeg, Canada
SiblingsClaire Adams
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsGerald Adams
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