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William Bast (April 3, 1931 – May 4, 2015) 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.
Sep 30, 2021 · Late in the evening on September 30, 1955, screenwriter William Bast sat at his typewriter in his cramped L.A. apartment surrounded by suitcases, banging out a movie outline.
- Jason Colavito
William Bast (1931-2015) was a TV writer, producer and the first biographer of James Dean, his close friend and lover. He wrote and produced several TV movies and series, including The Colbys, The Outer Limits and James Dean (1976), based on his own book.
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Screenwriter William Bast, who co-created the nighttime TV soap opera “The Colbys” in the 1980s and wrote for numerous other shows, died May 4 at a care facility in Los Angeles. He was 84. The...
Jul 26, 2015 · William Bast was a prolific and versatile screenwriter for TV and film, who created The Colbys and wrote about his relationship with James Dean. He also worked in London, adapted plays and novels, and won several awards.
- Derek Granger
May 7, 2015 · William Bast, an Emmy-nominated screenwriter for film and television who co-created The Colbys, a spinoff of ABC’s popular primetime soap Dynasty, has died. He was 84.
Home page and website of William Bast, biographer, television and screenwriter and author of "James Dean: a Biography."
