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name: "Robert Presnell Jr."
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born: "21 July 1914"
died: "14 June 1986"
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# Robert Presnell Jr.

Writer. Born 21 July 1914 in Chicago. Died 14 June 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 July 1914, Chicago
- **Died:** 14 June 1986

## Biography

Robert Presnell Jr. (1914–1986) was an American screenwriter. Born in Chicago, he was the son of screenwriter Robert Presnell Sr. He began his career as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal before writing fiction and magazine articles. In the late 1930s he wrote, produced and directed radio programmes in New York, including I Love a Mystery and The Orson Welles Show.

From the early 1950s he focused on screen and television writing. His film credits include the screenplays for *Man in the Attic* (1953), *A Life in the Balance* (1955), *Legend of the Lost* (1957) and *Let No Man Write My Epitaph* (1960). On television he contributed episodes to series including *The Twilight Zone* (teleplay for 'The Chaser', 1960), *McCloud*, *The Virginian* and *Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II*. He was married to actress Marsha Hunt from 1946 until his death in Sherman Oaks, California.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Legend of the Lost* (1957), Screenplay
- *Man in the Attic* (1953), Screenplay
- *McCloud* (1970), Writer

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