Biography
Eric Taylor (June 17, 1897 – September 8, 1952) was an American screenwriter with over fifty titles to his credit. He began writing crime fiction for the pulps before working in Hollywood. He contributed scripts to The Crime Club, Crime Doctor, Dick Tracy, Ellery Queen, and The Whistler series, as well as six Universal monster movies.
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Filmography
all 47
Movies 47
Writer 46
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White Goddess (1953)
Movie
Writer
Big Jim McLain (1952)
Movie
Writer
Colorado Sundown (1952)
Movie
Writer
Pals of the Golden West (1951)
Movie
Writer
South of Caliente (1951)
Movie
Writer
Heart of the Rockies (1951)
Movie
Writer
North of the Great Divide (1950)
Movie
Writer
Destination Big House (1950)
Movie
Writer
Prison Warden (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Devil's Henchman (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Secret Of St. Ives (1949)
Movie
Writer
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Movie
4
Writer
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
Movie
Writer
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
Movie
4.33
Writer
The Truth About Murder (1946)
Movie
Writer
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
Movie
Writer
Just Before Dawn (1946)
Movie
1
Writer
Dick Tracy (1945)
Movie
4
Writer
The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
Movie
Writer
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
Movie
Writer
Shadows in the Night (1944)
Movie
Writer
The Whistler (1944)
Movie
4.33
Writer
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943)
Movie
Writer
Son of Dracula (1943)
Movie
5.63
Writer
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Movie
Writer
No Place for a Lady (1943)
Movie
Writer
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
Movie
Writer
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
Movie
Writer
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Movie
5.16
Writer
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
Movie
Writer
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
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Writer
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
Movie
Writer
The Black Cat (1941)
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6
Writer
The Great Swindle (1941)
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Writer
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
Movie
Writer
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
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Writer
Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)
Movie
Writer
Black Friday (1940)
Movie
6
Writer
Fugitive at Large (1939)
Movie
Writer
Trapped in the Sky (1939)
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Writer
Orphans of the Street (1938)
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Writer
Romance on the Run (1938)
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Writer
The Lady in the Morgue (1938)
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Writer
The Wrong Road (1937)
Movie
Writer
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
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Writer
Navy Blues (1937)
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Writer
Happy Go Lucky (1936)
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-06-17
Deathday1952-09-08 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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