Marc Behm (12 January 1925 in

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– 12 July 2007 in Fort-Mahon-Plage,

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) was an American

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, and

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, who lived as an

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. Behm wrote the script for

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' ''

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'' (1965) and the film ''

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'' (1963). His best and most well-known literary work is the crime novel ''Eye of the Beholder'' (1980) which was adapted twice for the screen, in 1983 and

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. Behm developed a fascination for

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while serving in the

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during

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; later, he appeared as an actor on several French television programmes, before moving there permanently.

Work

Bibliography

* ''The Queen of the Night'' (1977) * ''The Eye of the Beholder'' (1980) * ''The Ice Maiden'' (1983) * '' Afraid to Death'' (1991) * ''Off the Wall'' (1991) * ''Seek To Know No More'' (1993) * ''Crabs'' (1994)

Filmography

* 1961: ''

The Return of Doctor Mabuse ''The Return of Doctor Mabuse'' (german: Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1961 black-and-white crime film/thriller made in West Berlin. It was a West German/French/Italian international co-production directed by Harald Reinl that was the second ...

'' - screenplay * 1963: ''

'' - story * 1965: ''

'' - story * 1965: '' The Party's Over'' - screenplay * 1966: '' Trunk to Cairo'' - screenplay * 1967: '' The Blonde from Peking'' - screenplay * 1969: ''

The Thirteen Chairs ''The Thirteen Chairs'' (french: 12 + 1; it, Una su 13) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani and starring Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman and Orson Welles, and featuring Vittorio De Sica, Terry-Thomas, Mylène De ...

'' - screenplay * 1971: '' Someone Behind the Door'' - screenplay * 1972: '' The Mad Bomber'' - screenplay * 1974: '' Piaf'' - screenplay * 1982: ''

Hospital Massacre ''Hospital Massacre'' (also known as ''X-Ray'', ''Be My Valentine, Or Else'', and ''Ward 13'') is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Boaz Davidson and starring Barbi Benton. Its plot follows a woman who becomes trapped on an empty floor ...

'' aka ''X-Ray'' - screenplay * 1983: '' Deadly Circuit'' - book * 1999: '' Eye of the Beholder'' - book

References

Behm's works and achievements

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Behm, Marc 1925 births 2007 deaths American crime fiction writers American expatriates in France American male screenwriters Novelists from New Jersey Screenwriters from New Jersey Writers from Trenton, New Jersey 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters