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Arch Oboler (December 7, 1907 – March 19, 1987) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in radio, films, theater, and television. He generated much attention with his radio scripts, particularly the horror series Lights Out, and his work in radio remains the outstanding period of ...
Arch Oboler was born on 7 December 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Five (1951), The Twonky (1953) and One Plus One (1961). He was married to Eleanor Helfand. He died on 19 March 1987 in Westlake Village, California, USA.
Oct 11, 2020 · This upload contains 53 episodes of plays written by the prolific Arch Oboler. Also known as a writer for the series, Lights Out, Arch Oboler's plays were also aired as a separate series on three separate occasions, 1939-1940, 1945, and 1964.
Mar 21, 1987 · Arch Oboler, one of early radio’s leading writers who stirred imaginations and set millions of listeners on edge with such suspense shows as “Lights Out,” has died, it was learned Friday. He...
Feb 5, 2009 · While in Kenya, Oboler became fascinated with The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (1907), written by adventurer and Zionist J.H. Patterson. The story was based on a real incident in which two lions hunted and killed, in tandem, builders of the Uganda Railway in Tsavo, Kenya.
Arch Oboler's Plays is a radio anthology series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939, to March 23, 1940, and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945, to October 11, 1945.
Mar 22, 1987 · Arch Oboler, who enthralled listeners with his tales of suspense and horror in the golden age of radio in the 1930's and 40's, died Thursday of heart...
