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Died. March 12, 1988. (1988-03-12) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, United States. Occupation. Screenwriter, television writer. DeWitt Bodeen (July 25, 1908 — March 12, 1988) was an American film screenwriter and television writer best known for writing Cat People (1942).
DeWitt Bodeen. Writer: Cat People. Bodeen started out as a stage actor and playwright. In his latter capacity, he enjoyed a moderate amount of success with "Escape to Autumn" and "Thing of Beauty", before finding work as a reader in Hollywood.
- Writer
- July 25, 1908
- DeWitt Bodeen
- March 12, 1988
I Remember Mama is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen, whose work was adapted from John Van Druten's stage play. Druten, in turn, had based his play on Kathryn Forbes ' novel Mama's Bank Account , which was originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1943.
- Harriet Parsons, George Stevens
- Roy Webb
- March 9, 1948
- Cat People began as a title without a premise. Thanks to Citizen Kane and other expensive bombs, RKO was teetering on the brink of financial ruin in the early 1940s.
- Ironically, Val Lewton was afraid of cats. According to his wife, Ruth Lewton, “Val hated cats! Oh gosh, I remember once, I was in bed and he was writing—he used to like to write late in the night.
- Numerous set pieces in Cat People were recycled from other films. Hampered by a shoestring budget of just over $141,000, Lewton made sure to cut corners when he could.
- Cat People was one of the first horror movies to use the "jump scare." The bus sequence is easily the most iconic moment in Cat People, and for good reason.
Mar 18, 1988 · DeWitt Bodeen, who was a principal screenwriter in the film versions of “Cat People” and “Billy Budd” and later wrote movie-related books, died Saturday of bronchial pneumonia at the Motion...
DeWitt Bodeen Biography Stage actor and playwright turned screenwriter, responsible for such fine thrillers as "Cat People" (1942) and "The Seventh Victim" (1943), Bodeen also won praise for the highly regarded drama "I Remember Mama" (1948), which he adapted from the play by John Van Druten.
DeWitt Bodeen was an American screenwriter and film historian. His career as a screenwriter spanned the 1940s to early 1960s. He also wrote books and articles on film history and personalities. Extent. 7 linear feet of papers. Restrictions. Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library.
