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Oliver Crawford

Writing · 1917–2008 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Biography

Oliver Crawford (né Kaufman) (August 12, 1917 – September 24, 2008) was an American screenwriter and author who overcame the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s to become one of the entertainment industry's most successful television writers. Shows that Crawford wrote for include Star Trek, Bonanza, Quincy, M.E., Perry Mason, and the Kraft Television Theatre.

Known for

Filmography

1985The ExecutionWriter
1976The Bionic WomanWriter
1975BronkWriter
1974PetrocelliWriter
1974The Six Million Dollar ManStory
1973KojakWriter
1969Love, American StyleWriter
1969Medical CenterWriter
1968Here Come the BridesWriter
1968Land of the GiantsWriter
1967MannixWriter
1967IronsideWriter
1966Star TrekWriter
1966TarzanWriter
1965The Wild Wild WestWriter
1965The Big ValleyWriter
1965I SpyWriter
1964Gilligan's IslandWriter
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaWriter
1963The FugitiveWriter
1963The Outer LimitsWriter
1961Ben CaseyWriter
1960CheckmateWriter
1959The Jazz SingerMoe
1959StartimeWriter
1959RawhideWriter
1958LawmanWriter
1958The RiflemanWriter
1958Girl in the WoodsStory
1954The Steel CageWriter
1954Climax!Writer
1953The Man from the AlamoStory
—EmergencyWriter

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