Robert Lees
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Robert Lees (July 10, 1912 – June 13, 2004) was a Hollywood screenwriter, famous for writing comedy, including several Abbott and Costello films.
Born in San Francisco, California, Lees was well-regarded in the 1940s and 1950s, but his career was virtually destroyed when he was put on the Hollywood blacklist by the movie studio bosses during the McCarthy Era for alleged Communist activities. As a result of his blacklisting, he had associates submit manuscripts to the studios under the pseudonym "J. E. Selby." Lees also wrote pseudonymously for the British television series The Adventures of Robin Hood during the blacklist.[1]
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[edit] Murder
At the age of 91 Lees was attacked in his Los Angeles home and decapitated. A 27-year-old homeless man was arrested for the murder.[2][3]
[edit] Filmography
- Jumping Jacks (1952)
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
- Holiday in Havana (1949)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
- No Time for Love (1943)
- Crazy House (1943)
- Hit the Ice (1943)
- Juke Box Jenny (1942)
- Hold That Ghost (1941)
- Bachelor Daddy (1941)
- The Black Cat (1941)
- Street of Memories (1940)
- The Invisible Woman (1940)
[edit] References
- ^ Matthews, Tom Dewe. "The outlaws" (free registration required), The Guardian, 2006-10-07. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ "Arrest over writer's decapitation", BBC News, bbc.co.uk, 2004-06-15. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ Futterman, Steve. "Blacklisted Screenwriter Murdered", CBS News, 2004-06-15. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
