---
name: "David Duncan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-duncan"
fi1m_id: "david-duncan"
imdb_id: "nm0241949"
tmdb_id: 21870
wikidata_id: "Q1132004"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 February 1913"
died: "26 December 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-02T22:31:44.306962+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Duncan

## Identity

David Duncan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-duncan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-duncan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0241949
- **TMDB ID:** 21870
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1132004
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duncan_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1132004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241949/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21870

Writer. Born 17 February 1913 in Billings. Died 26 December 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 February 1913, Billings
- **Died:** 26 December 1999
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duncan_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1132004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241949/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21870

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Time Machine*](https://film.one/film/the-time-machine.md) (47)

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## Biography

David Duncan (1913–1999) was an American screenwriter and novelist. He began writing full-time in 1946 after a decade in government administration, and started screenwriting in 1953 with the film *Sangaree*.

Duncan is best known for his work on science-fiction films, including the screenplay for *The Time Machine* (1960), the adaptation for *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), and earlier screenplay credit on the 2002 remake of *The Time Machine*. He also contributed to *The Black Scorpion* (1957), *Monster on the Campus* (1958) and *The Leech Woman* (1960), and wrote episodes for television series such as *The Outer Limits* and *Daniel Boone*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Time Machine* (2002), Fi1m 47, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-time-machine.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Lazarus Project* (2008), as Cop #1
- *The Time Machine* (2002), Screenplay — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/the-time-machine.md)
- *Time Machine: The Journey Back* (1993), Writer
- *The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1968), series, Writer
- *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, Writer
- *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), Adaptation
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, Writer
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, Writer
- *It's a Man's World* (1962), series, Writer
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, Writer
- *The Time Machine* (1960), Screenplay
- *The Leech Woman* (1960), Screenplay
- *Men Into Space* (1959), series, Writer
- *Monster on the Campus* (1958), Writer
- *The Thing That Couldn't Die* (1958), Writer, Story
- *Rodan! The Flying Monster* (1957), Dialogue
- *The Black Scorpion* (1957), Screenplay
- *The Monster That Challenged the World* (1957), Story
- *The White Orchid* (1954), Screenplay, Story
- *Jivaro* (1954), Story
- *Sangaree* (1953), Writer
- *The Railway Children* (1951), series, Actor

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/david-duncan