John C. Higgins

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John C. Higgins
Born(1908-04-28)April 28, 1908
DiedJuly 2, 1995(1995-07-02) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScreenwriter

John Clarence Higgins (April 28, 1908 – July 2, 1995) was a Canadian-American screenwriter.

History

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During the 1930s and early 1940s, Higgins worked on mostly complex murder mystery films,[citation needed] including the Spencer Tracy film Murder Man (1935).[1] During the late 1940s, Higgins continued to pen thrillers, including semidocumentary-style films such as director Anthony Mann's He Walked By Night, Raw Deal, T-Men and Border Incident.

Higgins also wrote horror films like the Basil Rathbone starrer The Black Sleep (1956)[2] and an early Tom Selleck film, Daughters of Satan (1972).[3] Higgins also wrote the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)[4] and the adventure film Impasse (1969).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Murder Man". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ "The Black Sleep". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ "Daughters of Satan". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ "Robinson Crusoe on Mars". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. ^ Thompson, Howard (8 May 1969). "Impasse". The New York Times. p. 54. Retrieved 17 February 2024.