Pat Fielder
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Pat Fielder | |
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Born | Patricia Marie Penny April 16, 1929 Pasadena, California, USA |
Died | November 8, 2018 (aged 91) California, USA |
Education | UCLA |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, TV writer, producer |
Spouse | Lawrence Fielder (div.) |
Pat Fielder (born Patricia Penny) was an American screenwriter known for penning cult B monster movies like The Return of Dracula in the 1950s.[1] For TV, she worked on everything from Baretta to The Rifleman to Starsky & Hutch.[2]
Biography
Pat was born in Pasadena, California, to Patrick Penny and Mary Lloyd. She attended John Marshall High and later UCLA, where she studied theatre arts; after graduation, she worked as a teacher before landing a job at Gramercy Pictures.[3] After initially serving as a production assistant, she was eventually given the chance to write scripts, starting with The Vampire and The Monster that Challenged the World.[3][2]
Selected filmography
- Goliath Awaits (1981) (TV movie)
- Baretta (1977–1978) (TV series)
- Geronimo (1962)
- The Rifleman (1959–1962) (TV series)
- The Return of Dracula (1958)
- The Flame Barrier (1958)
- The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
- The Vampire (1957)
References
- ^ Craig, Rob (2013-09-19). It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7777-7.
- ^ a b Weaver, Tom (2009-12-11). I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-Fi Films and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5268-2.
- ^ a b Norman, Ann (21 Jun 1957). "Brainy Beauty Satisfies Yearning to Be a Writer". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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