fiction.wikisort.org - WriterJerome Odlum (August 6, 1905 – March 2, 1954) was an American writer.
American writer and screenwriter
Odlum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]
He served a term in prison for forgery.[2] After his time in prison, he became a reporter and then managing editor of The Minneapolis News.[3]
Odlum was married in Minneapolis in 1937.[4] His wife filed for divorce in 1939.[5]
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.[5] He wrote several more novels as well as film screenplays.
In 1952, it was reported that he would be writing for television.[6]
Jerome Odlum died on March 2, 1954.[1][7]
Works
Books
- Each Dawn I Die. Indianapolis; New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1938.[8][9][10]
- Nine Lives Are Not Enough. New York: Sheridan House, 1940.
- Lady Sourdough. New York: Macmillan Co, 1941. By Frances Ella Fitz; as told to Jerome Odlum.
- Night and No Moon. New York: Howell, Soskin, 1942.
- The Morgue Is Always Open. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944.[11]
- The Mirabilis Diamond. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945.
- Private Detective. Sydney: Invincible Press, 194-?
Films
Television
- Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode: Cover-Up (original screenplay) (1955)
References
- "Rites Set Tomorrow for Jerome Odlum". The Los Angeles Times. 1954-03-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Pictures: Jerome Odlum Jammed." Variety. Los Angeles Vol. 146, Iss. 6, (Apr 15, 1942): 20. Via Proquest.
- "JEROME ODLUM, 48, NOVELIST, IS DEAD; Author of Each, Dawn I Die' Also a Film Writer -- Once Minneapolis News Chief". The New York Times. 1954-03-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- "Jerome Odlum's Success Spoiled Him, Wife Says". The St. Louis Star and Times. 1939-12-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Pictures: Mrs. Jerome Odlum's $100 Alimony Demand." Variety. Vol. 137, Iss. 2, (Dec 20, 1939): 6. Via Proquest.
- "In This Corner with Cedric Adams". The Minneapolis Star. 1952-09-01. p. 52. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Jerome Odlum Dies". The Owensboro Messenger. 1954-03-05. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- "Prison Novel". Star Tribune. 1938-04-10. p. 53. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "The Crime Sheet". The Province. 1938-05-14. p. 54. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "In This Corner with Cedric Adams". The Minneapolis Star. 1939-01-12. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- "Crime & Cowboys". Star Tribune. 1944-06-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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