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Wendell Mayes

Screenwriter | * 07/22/1918 († 73, 03/28/1992) | Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Wendell Curran Mayes (July 21, 1919 – March 28, 1992) was a Hollywood screenwriter. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape. ...

The Poseidon Adventure

PG

1972 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Adventure, Thriller, Action
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After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark. ...

Death Wish

R

1974 | 3.5/5 | 1h 33min
Crime, Drama, Action
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Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler par ...

Anatomy of a Murder

NR

1959 | 3.9/5 | 2h 41min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act. ...

Death Wish

R

2018 | 3.1/5 | 1h 47min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Wendell Mayes

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Wendell Mayes as Actor(1)

as himself1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Movies with Wendell Mayes as Crew(23)

Writing/Screenplay2018 Death Wish
Writing/Screenplay1982 Monsignor
Writing/Story1979 Love and Bullets
Writing/Writer1979 Love and Bullets
Writing/Writer1978 Go Tell the Spartans
Writing/Screenplay1974 Death Wish
Writing/Writer1974 Bank Shot
Writing/Screenplay1972 The Poseidon Adventure
Writing/Screenplay1972 The Revengers
Writing/Adaptation1968 The Stalking Moon
Production/Producer1967 Hotel
Writing/Adaptation1967 Hotel
Writing/Screenplay1965 In Harm's Way
Writing/Screenplay1965 Von Ryan's Express
Writing/Screenplay1962 Advise & Consent
Writing/Screenplay1960 North to Alaska
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Hanging Tree
Writing/Screenplay1959 Anatomy of a Murder
Writing/Screenplay1958 The Hunters
Writing/Screenplay1958 From Hell to Texas
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Enemy Below
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Way to the Gold

Full Name: Wendell Mayes
Born: Monday, 07/22 1918 (July) in Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 03/28 1992 (March) in Santa Monica (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Educated at: Battle Ground Academy, Central Methodist University
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Wendell Mayes frequently works together with these people:
Otto Preminger (7x, Crew)
Lyle R. Wheeler (5x, Crew)
George C. Scott (4x, Actor)
Dick Powell (4x, Actor)
Frank Sinatra (4x, Actor)
Ben Nye (4x, Crew)
Walter M. Scott (4x, Crew)
Hope Bryce (4x, Crew)
Burgess Meredith (3x, Actor)
Henry Hathaway (3x, Crew)
James Almond (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:485815, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024