Paul Dehn

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BIRTHDAY

November 05, 1912

Manchester, England

DIED

January 01, 1976

RECENT CREDITS

Murder on the Orient Express (FILM) Jan. 1, 1974

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (FILM) Jan. 1, 1973

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (FILM) Jan. 1, 1972

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (FILM) Jan. 1, 1971

Fragment of Fear (FILM) Jan. 1, 1971

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BIOGRAPHY

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Distinguished, prolific British writer Paul Dehn was a versatile screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and film critic. Educated at Oxford, Dehn got his start in 1936 as a film critic for London tabloids. He then began writing plays, opera plots and lyrics for musical productions. Dehn also wrote poetry and a few books. In 1951, he made his debut as a screenwriter when he co-wrote the story for Seven Days to Noon. The effort earned him an Academy Award and launched a 16-year career. He won a British Academy Award in 1958 for his screenplay for Orders to Kill. Dehn wrote his last screenplay in 1974 for Murder on the Orient Express.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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News Roundup: July 17

Jul. 17, 2001

Deaths Poetic, of the rap group Gravediggaz, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a two-year battle against metastatic colon cancer, Launch.com reports. Poetic, whose real name was Anthony Berkeley, was 35. The cancer was diagnosed in 1999, after Berkeley collapsed in a recording studio. He was given only four months to live. He continued to record with Gravediggaz, and will b...

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