William Bast
Writing · Screenplay · Teleplay · Writer
Active 1951–present · Awards: Edgar Awards
William Bast was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor James Dean. He often worked with his partner, Paul Huson.
Filmography
The Outer Limits (1963) — WriterPerry Mason (1957) — Writer · TeleplayCombat! (1962) — WriterHawaii Five-O (1968) — WriterThe Valley of Gwangi (1969) — ScreenplayThe Fugitive (1963) — WriterThe Man in the Iron Mask (1977) — ScreenplayThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) — TeleplayThe Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) — WriterHallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — WriterHoney West (1965) — WriterNational Velvet (1960) — WriterThe Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) — WriterThe Rogues (1964) — WriterGhost Story (1972) — WriterThe Hamptons (1983) — CreatorThe Colbys (1985) — WriterDeadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995) — Writer · ProducerJames Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard (2005)Ben Casey (1961) — WriterMistress of Paradise (1981) — WriterPower and Beauty (2002) — Teleplay · Story · ProducerThe Betsy (1978) — ScreenplayHammerhead (1968) — Screenplay