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Sydney Boehm

American screenwriter (1908-1990) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 82

Sydney Boehm was an American screenwriter and producer. Boehm began his writing career as a newswriter for wire services and newspapers before moving on to screenwriting.

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Edgar Awards1954

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His films include High Wall (1947), Anthony Mann-directed Side Street (1950), the sci-fi film When Worlds Collide (1951), and the crime drama The Big Heat (1953), for which Boehm won a 1954 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1990 · aged 82

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