Robert L. Richards (March 1, 1909 - June 1984) was a film

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He attended Horace Mann School (high school) and graduated from Harvard in 1932. He worked for ''Time'' magazine and the ''March of Time'' radio program and newsreel for 7 years. Richards worked on a number of notable films of the 1940s and 1950s including '' Winchester '73'', '' Johnny Stool Pigeon'', and '' Act of Violence''. His radio work included writing for the ''

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'' series which aired on the CBS network from 1942 until 1962. Among Richards' numerous ''Suspense'' offerings was his critically acclaimed neogothic horror thriller entitled " The House in Cypress Canyon" broadcast on December 5, 1946. Considered one of the tautest, most chilling dramas in the ''Suspense'' canon, the now classic show featured Robert Taylor, Cathy Lewis, Hans Conried, and

Howard Duff Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913July 8, 1990) was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from 1947 to 1990. He also directed for television. His career ...

in starring roles. Richards testified before the House Unamerican Activities Committee on September 20, 1951. He was asked about his membership in the Communist Party, and took the Fifth Amendment. His testimony was followed by that of Ann Roth Morgan Richards, his wife, who said she and Robert were married in 1949. She also took the Fifth Amendment.

Filmography

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Television

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* American male screenwriters 1909 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American screenwriters Harvard College alumni {{US-screen-writer-1900s-stub