Taylor, Theodore

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TAYLOR, Theodore

TAYLOR, Theodore. American, b. 1921. Genres: Novels, Children's fiction, Plays/Screenplays, Children's non-fiction. Career: Perlberg-Seaton Productions, Paramount Pictures, writer, 1956-61; 20th Century-Fox Studios, writer, 1965-68. Publications: The Magnificent Mitscher, 1954; Fire on the Beaches, 1958; The Body Trade, 1968; People Who Make Movies, 1967; The Cay, 1969; (with R. Houghton) Special Unit Senator, 1970; Air Raid: Pearl Harbor, 1971; The Children's War, 1971; The Maldonado Miracle, 1973; Rebellion Town, 1973; Showdown (screenplay), 1973; (with Kreskin) The Amazing World of Kreskin, 1973; Teetoncey, 1974; Battle in the Arctic Seas, 1976; The Odyssey of Ben O'Neal, 1977; A Shepherd Watches, a Shepherd Sings, 1977; Jule: The Story of Composer Jule Styne, 1979; The Girl Who Whistled the River Kwai (teleplay), 1980; The Trouble with Tuck, 1981; H. M. S. Hood vs. Bismarck, 1982; Battle in the English Channel, 1983; Sweet Friday Island, 1984; The Cats of Shambala, 1985; Rocket Island, 1985; Walking Up a Rainbow, 1986; The Stalker, 1987; The Hostage, 1988; Sniper, 1989; Monocolo, 1989; Tuck Triumphant, 1991; Maria, 1992; To Kill the Leopard, 1993; Timothy of the Cay, 1993; The Bomb, 1995; Rogue Wave, 1996; Flight of Jesse Leroy Brown, 1998; A Sailor Returns, 2001; Dmitri, Lord of the Kill, 2001; The Boy Who Could Fly without a Motor, 2002; Hello, Arctic, 2002. Address: 1856 Catalina St, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, U.S.A.

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