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Les Crutchfield was born in Kansas in 1916, the elder of two sons of Golda Mary (née Pottorff) and Leslie Dillard Crutchfield. His father, a native of Missouri, worked in Hutchinson as a warehouse foreman for a harvester manufacturer.
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- Leslie Marcellus Crutchfield, January 23, 1916, Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
- 1947–1966
- Scriptwriter
Les Crutchfield. Writer: Gunsmoke. A former explosives consultant and mining foreman who turned to scriptwriting, Les Crutchfield was one of the major writers for "Gunsmoke" on both radio and television (he wrote 81 scripts for the radio program alone). During college he studied chemistry, mathematics, and engineering, but became a prolific writer for the network radio programs popular during ...
- January 25, 1916
- October 6, 1966
Les Crutchfield. Writer: Gunsmoke. A former explosives consultant and mining foreman who turned to scriptwriting, Les Crutchfield was one of the major writers for "Gunsmoke" on both radio and television (he wrote 81 scripts for the radio program alone).
- Writer
- January 25, 1916
- Les Crutchfield
- October 6, 1966
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Story by : Les Crutchfield Screenplay by : John Meston: October 3, 1959 () A young man comes to Dodge claiming to be the long-lost son of a lonely widow, but Matt recognizes him from an old wanted poster and suspects a ruse. 161: 5 "Tail to the Wind" Christian Nyby: Story by : Les Crutchfield Screenplay by : John Meston
Episode 13, "Reed Survives" was the first television screenplay written by Les Crutchfield, who wrote 138 radio and television Gunsmoke stories and scripts, second only to the number written by the series co-creator, John Meston. Crutchfield created the character Festus Haggen. Three episodes written by him were aired after his death in 1966.
Writer. 1961. No Score Yet. No Score Yet. Rawhide. Writer. 1959. Explore the filmography of Les Crutchfield on Rotten Tomatoes! Discover ratings, reviews, and more.
Les Crutchfield wrote a multitude of radio and television scripts before he passed away on October 6, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. Happy listening my friends, Born on January 25, 1916, Les Crutchfield later went to college and studied chemistry, mathematics and engineering. He began his career as an explosives consultant and mining foreman ...
