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Dwight V. Babcock (1909-1979) Dwight V. Babcock. Dwight Vincent Babcock, notable for his scripting of low-budget horror movies for the major studios' B-units, began his writing career in the dime pulps. He contributed sporadically for Black Mask (edited by the legendary Joe "Cap" Shaw, who later became Babcock's agent) in the 1930s before ...
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- Iowa, USA
- January 1, 1
- Studio City, California, USA
Dwight V. Babcock. Writer: Jungle Jim. Dwight Vincent Babcock, notable for his scripting of low-budget horror movies for the major studios' B-units, began his writing career in the dime pulps. He contributed sporadically for Black Mask (edited by the legendary Joe "Cap" Shaw, who later became Babcock's agent) in the 1930s before succumbing to the allure and relative financial stability of ...
- February 19, 1909
- April 22, 1979
Jan 1, 2023 · Karl Gerber. January 1, 2023. Like many Angeleons of his era, Dwight V. Babcock was born in Iowa February 19, 1909. He was raised in California and educated at Modesto Junior College. Before venturing into pulpwriting he worked noir gigs including piano tuner, vice-president of a grapefruit concern, and owner of a service station.
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Dwight Vincent Babcock was an American novelist and screenwriter born in Iowa on February 19th, 1909. He passed away in Studio City, California on April 22nd, 1979 at the age of 70. Babcock began his career as an author of pulp fiction short stories and novels before joining up with Universal Pictures in 1943 as a screenwriter. He wrote the scripts for nine films for Universal, often working ...
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Dec 31, 2018 · Shaw wrote to Babcock, “…if you can wrangle out a sure-fire story each month for some months to come…” Black Mask writers were expected to produce not only high quality, but high volume (the latter a requirement for survival as a pulpster). Shaw added, “Let me know what you think and how soon you can deliver some red-hot ones.
Aug 15, 2024 · Dwight V. Babcock's writing career spanned more than 25 years, and included numerous short stories, several novels, and many motion picture and television scripts.
Jul 28, 2013 · Posted on July 28, 2013 by Royal Rosamond Press. This extremely rare photo of the first west coast Black Mask get-together on January 11, 1936 captures possibly the only meeting of several of these authors. Pictured in the back row, from left to right, are Raymond J. Moffatt, Raymond Chandler, Herbert Stinson, Dwight Babcock, Eric Taylor and ...