Shamus Award
3 appearances
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Edition 10 (1991) Winner
Roy Huggins
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Aliases:
Thomas Fitzroy / John Thomas James / John Francis O'Mara
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-07-18 （Littell, Washington, U.S.）
- Died
- 2002-04-03 （Santa Monica, California, U.S.） age 87
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Littell, Washington → Los Angeles, California → Santa Monica, California
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, television producer, film director
- Active Years
- 1940-1999
- Affiliations
- Columbia Pictures, RKO Pictures, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Universal Television, Columbia Pictures Television
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | political science | — | 1935-1941 | United States |
University of California, Los Angeles
political science
Period:
1935-1941
Country:
United States
Ph.D. student in political science until the outbreak of World War II
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Double Take
1946 Crime novelA crime novel that was adapted into the film I Love Trouble.
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Adaptations
- [Film] I Love Trouble / S. Sylvan Simon (1948)
Too Late for Tears
1947 Crime novelA crime novel adapted into a 1949 film of the same name.
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Adaptations
- [Film] Too Late for Tears / Byron Haskin (1949)
Lovely Lady, Pity Me
1949 NovelOne of Huggins' novels.
Bibliography
- The Double Take (1946)
- Too Late for Tears (1947)
- Lovely Lady, Pity Me (1949)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Character-driven storytelling
Legacy
Roy Huggins was an American novelist and a highly influential creator and producer of character-driven television series such as Maverick, The Fugitive, and The Rockford Files. He established the 'Huggins contract' in the industry.
Trivia
- Was a member of the Communist Party USA until the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact in 1939.
- Testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952, naming former comrades.
- Used pseudonyms like Thomas Fitzroy for much of his later television scriptwriting.
- Attended UCLA as a Ph.D. student in political science from 1935-1941 but interrupted by World War II.