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John Tucker Battle (October 1, 1902 – October 31, 1962) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for television programs including Bonanza, Have Gun, Will Travel, Maverick, Colt .45, The Restless Gun, Bat Masterson and Black Saddle. He also wrote for and acted in radio programs in the 1930s and 1940s. He was buried in Forest Lawn ...
John Tucker Battle was born on 1 October 1902 in Waco, Texas, USA. John Tucker was a writer, known for Adventures in Paradise (1959), The Frogmen (1951) and Lisbon (1956). John Tucker was married to Vivian L. Collins and Rosemary. John Tucker died on 30 October 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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- October 1, 1902
- John Tucker Battle
- October 30, 1962
Jan 22, 2023 · Invaders from Mars originated with a script by a writer named John Tucker Battle (who ended up taking his name off the film), but it’s really the vision of one man: director and production...
John Tucker Battle was born on October 1, 1902 in Waco, Texas, USA. John Tucker was a writer, known for Adventures in Paradise (1959), The Frogmen (1951) and Lisbon (1956).
- October 1, 1902
- October 30, 1962
Dec 30, 2022 · The story was envisioned by John Tucker Battle, based on a dream that his wife had experienced, and fleshed out into a screenplay by Richard Blake. David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt) is a young boy with a passion for science and astronomy.
Writer John Tucker Battle's wife, Rosemary, experienced a frightening nightmare when she was a child. In it, she ran to her mother who turns out not to have been her mother. With just that undetailed story, John Battle built it up into a science fiction story in which Martians land in a sand pit.
A January 1955 Hollywood Reporter news item reported that Talbot Jennings, John Tucker Battle and Frank Burt were completing the screenplay. Of the three writers, only Battle was credited onscreen, and the contribution of Burt and Jennings to the final film has not been determined.
