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Ben Maddow (born David Wolff; August 7, 1909 – October 9, 1992) was an American screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 1970s. Educated at Columbia University, Maddow began his career working within the American documentary movement in the 1930s. In 1936 he co-founded the short-lived left-wing newsreel The World Today.
Ben Maddow was born on 7 August 1909 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Savage Eye (1959) and The Man from Colorado (1948). He was married to Flier, Freda. He died on 9 October 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- August 7, 1909
- Ben Maddow
- October 9, 1992
Oct 14, 1992 · Ben Maddow, a screenwriter, novelist and photography critic, died on Friday at the Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was...
Oct 13, 1992 · Ben Maddow, novelist, biographer, poet and screenwriter whose work included the classic John Huston film “The Asphalt Jungle,” has died. He was 83. Maddow died Friday in a Hollywood...
Oct 13, 1992 · Ben Maddow, screenwriter, director, poet, novelist, born New York State 1909, died Hollywood 9 October 1992. Although he wrote at least three classic Hollywood films, the career of Ben...
Maddow made his solo feature directorial debut with the striking, offbeat feature An Affair of the Skin (1963), a well-acted story of several loves and friendships gone sour and marked by the rich characterisations which had distinguished his best screenplays.
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Oct 15, 1992 · Ben Maddow, a screenwriter and author whose credits included John Huston’s “The Asphalt Jungle,” has died. He was 83. Maddow died Oct. 9 of heart failure in a Hollywood convalescent hospital,...
