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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 ...
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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 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...
Dwight V. Babcock has 12 books on Goodreads with 46 ratings. Dwight V. Babcock’s most popular book is A Homicide for Hannah .
Babcock, Dwight V. THE GORGEOUS GHOUL. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The second of Babcock's three mystery novels, all of which featured crime journalist Hannah Van Doren. Babcock was a prolific contributor to the pulps, especially BLACK MASK, and later a Hollywood script writer.
Apr 24, 2006 · Author: Dwight V. Babcock Author Record # 6444; Legal Name: Babcock, Dwight Vincent Birthplace: Oak Grove, Iowa, USA Birthdate: 19 February 1909 Deathdate: 22 April 1979
