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William Bast (April 3, 1931 – May 4, 2015) was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor James Dean. He often worked with his partner Paul Huson.
William Bast (1931-2015) was a TV writer, producer and the first biographer of James Dean, his close friend and lover. He wrote and produced several TV movies and series, including The Colbys, The Outer Limits and James Dean (1976), based on his own book.
- January 1, 1
- Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
May 10, 2015 12:20 PM PT. Screenwriter William Bast, who co-created the nighttime TV soap opera “The Colbys” in the 1980s and wrote for numerous other shows, died May 4 at a care facility in...
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May 7, 2015 · Courtesy of Paul Huson. William Bast, an Emmy-nominated screenwriter for film and television who co-created The Colbys, a spinoff of ABC’s popular primetime soap Dynasty, has died. He was 84.
William Bast was a TV screenwriter and the first biographer of James Dean, his close friend and lover. He wrote about Dean's life, sexuality and death in several books and a TV movie.
- April 3, 1931
- May 4, 2015
May 7, 2015 · William Bast wrote for TV shows like \"Combat!\", \"Perry Mason\" and \"The Colbys\", and also penned two books about his friend and co-star James Dean. He died of Alzheimer's complications in 2015, leaving behind his partner Paul Huson and other relatives.
May 10, 2015 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Bast, a TV writer who co-created the 1980s "Dynasty" spin-off "The Colbys" during a four-decade career, has died. He was 84.
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