Harry Essex
Writing · Screenplay · Additional Dialogue · Director
Born Nov 29, 1910 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1941–1997
Harry Essex was an American screenwriter and director in feature films and television. Born and raised in New York City, his career spanned more than fifty years.
Filmography
Hostage Flight (1985) — StoryDeaf Smith & Johnny Ears (1973) — WriterI Dream of Jeannie (1965) — WriterThe Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — ScreenplayKraft Suspense Theatre (1963) — Writer77 Sunset Strip (1958) — WriterThe Lonely Man (1957) — ScreenplayRaw Edge (1956) — ScreenplayMad at the World (1955) — Director · WriterCreature from the Black Lagoon (1954) — ScreenplaySouthwest Passage (1954) — Screenplay · IdeaIt Came from Outer Space (1953) — ScreenplayI, the Jury (1953) — Director · WriterKansas City Confidential (1952) — ScreenplayThe Las Vegas Story (1952) — ScreenplayThe Fat Man (1951) — ScreenplayThe Killer That Stalked New York (1950) — ScreenplayHe Walked by Night (1949) — Additional DialogueBodyguard (1948) — ScreenplayDesperate (1947) — ScreenplayDragnet (1947) — WriterDangerous Business (1946) — NovelBoston Blackie and the Law (1946) — ScreenplayMan-Made Monster (1941) — Story