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Robert Lees, HOLD THAT GHOST


Born
1912-07-10
San Francisco, CA
Died
2004-06-13   (91)
Los Angeles, CA

Character actor and dancer, who quickly changed careers and became a screenwriter. Noted for several films that he wrote for Abbott & Costello, particularly ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948). He was blacklisted after the McCarthy hearings, and moved into television scripting under the pseudo-name "J. E. Selby." Murdered in 2004, when a psychopath broke into his home and decapitated him.

Production Credits (3)

Film or Short Title Featuring Role
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (1940) Shemp Howard (Solo) Screenplay
HOLD THAT GHOST (1941) Shemp Howard (Solo) Story and Screenplay
CRAZY HOUSE (1943) Shemp Howard (Solo) Screenplay

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