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Violet Lucille Fletcher (March 28, 1912 – August 31, 2000) was an American screenwriter of film, radio and television. Her credits include The Hitch-Hiker, an original radio play written for Orson Welles and adapted for a notable episode of The Twilight Zone television series.
Lucille Fletcher was born on 28 March 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Lights Out (1946). She was married to Douglass Wallop and Bernard Herrmann. She died on 31 August 2000 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Writer
- March 28, 1912
- Lucille Fletcher
- August 31, 2000
Lucille Fletcher, who transfixed a national audience with her radio drama ''Sorry, Wrong Number'' on CBS's ''Suspense'' in 1943, died on Thursday in Langhorne, Pa. She was...
Sep 24, 2021 · Learn about the life and works of Lucille Fletcher, who created "The Hitch-Hiker" and "Sorry, Wrong Number" for radio and adapted them for film. Discover how she collaborated with Orson Welles, Bernard Herrmann, and Emily Bronte.
Lucille Fletcher was a writer of radio and TV dramas, such as Sorry, Wrong Number and The Twilight Zone. She was married to composer Bernard Herrmann and worked with Orson Welles and Douglass Wallop.
- March 28, 1912
- August 31, 2000
Aug 31, 2000 · Lucille Fletcher is best known for her suspense classic Sorry, Wrong Number, originally a radio play, later a novel, TV play and motion picture. She has written extensively for both screen and television, and is the author of several successful mystery novels, including Blindfold, . . .
The Hitch-Hiker is a radio play written by Lucille Fletcher. It was first presented on the November 17, 1941, broadcast of The Orson Welles Show on CBS Radio, featuring a score written and conducted by Bernard Herrmann, Fletcher's first husband.
