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Leslie Marcellus Crutchfield (January 23, 1916 – October 6, 1966) was an American scriptwriter for radio and television series between the late 1940s and mid-1960s, most notably for the Western series Gunsmoke, which aired on CBS Radio from 1952 to 1961 and on CBS Television from 1955 to 1975.
Les Crutchfield (1916-1966) Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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).
October 6, 1966 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Birth name. Leslie Crutchfield. Mini Bio. 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).
Les Crutchfield June 11, 1960 ( 1960-06-11 ) A stagecoach special agent comes to Dodge searching for one-half of a hold-up team and falls in love with the wife of the other half, who he shot and killed.
Les Crutchfield December 31, 1955 ( 1955-12-31 ) A young conniving rancher's wife orchestrates a clever plan to murder her older husband by seducing a recently hired drifter.
Categories: Podcasts Tags: Dick Beals, Jack Moyles, Les Crutchfield, newspaper, stacy Harris, William N. Robeson Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 186 – Escape: Red Wine Writer LG Blochman wrote the short story, “Red Wine” in 1930 about a detective who travels to Indonesia to find a murderer.
170. YOUR RATING. Rate. Western. Someone takes a shot at a hard man who is brutal to his wife, and someone is overheard claiming he was offered money to kill the man. Director. Jean Yarbrough. Writers. Les Crutchfield. Norman MacDonnell. John Meston. Stars. James Arness. Dennis Weaver. Milburn Stone. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY.
