# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arch-oboler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:27:09.192Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arch-oboler"
name: "Arch Oboler"
slug: "arch-oboler"
description: "Arch Oboler was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in radio, films, theater, and television. He generated much attention with his radio scripts, particularly the horror series Lights Out, and his work in radio remains the outstanding period of his career."
tagline: "American writer, director, and producer (1909–1987)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Archobolercook.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1909-12-07"
deathDate: "1987-03-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.81
  momentum:             1.510107015457788
  historical:           9.901514666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643443/"
    handle:    "nm0643443"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "ارتش اوبولير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q632079"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103360"
    title: "Arch Oboler"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump