Joseph Hoffman (1909–1997) was an American screenwriter.Shelley p.228
Biography Hoffman began his career with a bang as a screenwriter in the mid-1930s and was installed as a junior screenwriter at 20th Century Fox. He is credited with writing the story, dialogue, or screenplay for 57 movies, from Your Uncle Dudley to The King's Pirate. From the mid-1950s into the 1960s, Hoffman wrote for television, including Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons, The Smothers Brothers, Bonanza, and The Patty Duke Show. From 1954 on, he also worked as a producer at Screen Gems.
Filmography
Films Year Film Credit Notes 1935Your Uncle DudleyScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Allen Birkin" and "Dore Schary"1936Charlie Chan's SecretScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Robert Ellis" and "Helen Logan"JailbreakScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Robert Hardy Andrews"Country GentlemenScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Gertrude Orr"Thank You, Jeeves!Written ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Stephen Gross"1937 Damaged GoodsScreenplay ByShe's Got EverythingStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "Maxwell Shane"Under SuspicionWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Jefferson Parker" and "Philip Wylie"Hollywood Round-UpStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Monroe Shaff" and "Ethel La Blanche"Headin' EastScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Paul Franklin" and "Ethel La Blanche"1938Arson Gang BustersScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Norman Burnstine" and "Alex Gottlieb"Safety in NumbersScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Karen DeWolf" and "Robert Chapin"Shadows Over ShanghaiScreenplay By1939The Jones Family in HollywoodStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "Buster Keaton"Pride of the NavyStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "James Webb"Boy FriendScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Barry Trivers"Quick MillionsStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Buster Keaton" and "Stanley Rauh"1940Young as You FeelScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Stanley Rauh"Shooting HighScreenplay ByUncredited Writer1941The Return of Daniel BooneScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Paul Franklin"The Officer and the LadyScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Lambert Hillyer"1942One Thrilling NightWritten ByThe Man with Two LivesWritten ByCity of Silent MenStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Story with "Robert E. Kent"The Living GhostScreenplay By1943High ExplosiveStory ByRedhead from ManhattanScreenplay ByMy Kingdom for a CookScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Harold Goldman", "Jack Henley", and "Andrew Solt"Swing FeverStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "Matt Brooks"Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island RaidersScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Lucien Hubbard"1944Carolina BluesScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Al Martin" and "Jack Henley"Goodnight SweetheartStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "Frank Fenton"Girl in the CaseScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Dorcas Cochran"Gypsy WildcatScreenplay By (Uncredited)Additional Dialogue 1945China SkyScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Brenda Weisberg" 1946One Way to LoveScreenplay By1947That's My GalScreenplay BySikken en natScreenplay By 1948An Innocent AffairWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Lou Breslow" 1949And Baby Makes ThreeWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Lou Breslow" 1950Buccaneer's GirlScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Harold Shumate"1951Air CadetScreenplay ByWeek-End with FatherScreenplay By1952At Sword's PointScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Walter Ferris"No Room for the GroomScreenplay ByBased on the novel "My True Love" By "Darwin Teilhet"Has Anybody Seen My GalScreenplay ByThe Duel at Silver CreekScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Gerald Drayson Adams"Against All FlagsWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Aeneas MacKenzie" 1953The Lone HandScreenplay By1954Rails Into LaramieScreenplay ByCo-Wrote screenplay with "D.D. Beauchamp"Yankee PashaScreenplay ByBased on the novel of the same name by "Edison Marshall"1955Chicago SyndicateScreenplay ByTall Man RidingScreenplay ByBased on the novel of the same name by "Norman A. Fox" 1959Pier 5, HavanaWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Robert E. Kent" 1964Sex and the Single GirlStory ByBased on the novel of the same name By "Helen Gurley Brown" 1967The King's PirateWritten ByCo-Wrote screenplay with "Paul Wayne" and "Aeneas MacKenzie"
Television Year TV Series Credit Notes1955General Electric TheaterWriter1 EpisodeDamon Runyon TheaterWriter1 Episode 1955-57The Ford Television TheaterProducer24 episodes1956Celebrity PlayhouseProducer1 EpisodeLux Video TheatreWriter1 Episode 1957-58Colt .45Writer, producer7 episodes 1960Michael ShayneProducer9 episodes 1961Whispering SmithWriter, producer8 episodes 1961-62Leave It to BeaverWriter6 episodes1962BonanzaWriter1 EpisodeIchabod and MeWriter1 Episode 1962-67My Three SonsWriter11 episodes1964The Great AdventureWriter1 Episode36th Academy AwardsWriter 1964-68The VirginianWriter4 episodes1965BrandedWriter1 EpisodeThe Patty Duke ShowWriter1 Episode 1966-70Family AffairWriter6 episodes 1970Nanny and the ProfessorWriter1 Episode 1972Love, American StyleWriter1 Episode
References
Bibliography Shelley, Peter. Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star. McFarland, 2010.
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