
Gerald Drayson Adams
Highest Rated: 67% Dead Reckoning (1947)
Lowest Rated: 17% Untamed Frontier (1952)
Birthday: Jun 25, 1900
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gerald Drayson Adams brought many screenplays to Hollywood throughout the course of his Hollywood career. He wrote for TV series such as "Maverick" (1957-62) and "Northwest Passage" (1958-59). Adams started his entertainment career writing for films, including "The Miracle Kid" (1941), "A Guy, a Gal and a Pal" (1945) and "Dead Reckoning" (1947). He also appeared in "The Magnificent Rogue" (1947), the western "Old Los Angeles" (1948) with Billy Elliott and "The Big Steal" (1949). Nearing the end of his career, Adams wrote "Three Young Texans" (1954), the Rock Hudson western "Taza, Son of Cochise" (1954) and the dramatic period piece "Princess of the Nile" (1954) with Debra Paget. He also appeared in the Victor Mature biopic "Chief Crazy Horse" (1955) and "Gun Fight" (1961). Adams more recently wrote the Elvis Presley musical comedy "Harum Scarum" (1965). Adams passed away in August 1988 at the age of 88.
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fury River | Screenwriter | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wild Westerners | Screenwriter | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Frontier Rangers | Writer | - | 1959 |
17% | No Score Yet | Untamed Frontier | Screenwriter | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Flame of Araby | Screenwriter | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Steel Town | Screenwriter | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Battle at Apache Pass | Screenwriter | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lady From Texas | Screenwriter | - | 1951 |
67% | 64% | The Big Steal | Screenwriter | - | 1949 |
67% | 67% | Dead Reckoning | Writer | - | 1947 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Northwest Passage | Writer | 1958-1959 |