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Dwight V. Babcock (1909-1979) Dwight V. Babcock. Dwight Vincent Babcock, notable for his scripting of low-budget horror movies for the major studios' B-units, began his writing career in the dime pulps. He contributed sporadically for Black Mask (edited by the legendary Joe "Cap" Shaw, who later became Babcock's agent) in the 1930s before ...
- January 1, 1
- Iowa, USA
- January 1, 1
- Studio City, California, USA
Dwight V. Babcock. Writer: Jungle Jim. Dwight Vincent Babcock, notable for his scripting of low-budget horror movies for the major studios' B-units, began his writing career in the dime pulps. He contributed sporadically for Black Mask (edited by the legendary Joe "Cap" Shaw, who later became Babcock's agent) in the 1930s before succumbing to the allure and relative financial stability of ...
- February 19, 1909
- April 22, 1979
Dwight Vincent Babcock was an American novelist and screenwriter born in Iowa on February 19th, 1909. He passed away in Studio City, California on April 22nd, 1979 at the age of 70. Babcock began his career as an author of pulp fiction short stories and novels before joining up with Universal Pictures in 1943 as a screenwriter. He wrote the scripts for nine films for Universal, often working ...
Dwight V. Babcock is known as an Screenplay, Story, Writer, Adaptation, Original Story, Additional Dialogue, and Novel. Some of his work includes House of Dracula, The Mummy's Curse, She-Wolf of London, House of Horrors, The Brute Man, So Dark the Night, Pillow of Death, and The Trouble with Girls.
Dwight V. Babcock Hard-boiled crime fiction novelist and Hollywood screenwriter. In his early years he delivered newspapers, sang and played banjo to pay for college, tuned pianos and even owned a service station. He began his writing career submitting short crime stories for the seminal pulp fiction magazine Black...
Jan 1, 2023 · Karl Gerber. January 1, 2023. Like many Angeleons of his era, Dwight V. Babcock was born in Iowa February 19, 1909. He was raised in California and educated at Modesto Junior College. Before venturing into pulpwriting he worked noir gigs including piano tuner, vice-president of a grapefruit concern, and owner of a service station.
Dwight V. Babcock has 12 books on Goodreads with 43 ratings. Dwight V. Babcock’s most popular book is A Homicide for Hannah .
