Harry Essex
Harry Essex · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of Creature from the Black Lagoon and It Came from Outer Space
1910, New York City, USA — 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States
Harry Essex is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of Creature from the Black Lagoon and It Came from Outer Space
Harry Essex was an American screenwriter, playwright and director best known for his 1950s science-fiction and monster films, including 'It Came from Outer Space' (1953) and 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' (1954). He worked across film and television for decades. He was born into a Jewish family in New York.
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Screenwriter of Creature from the Black Lagoon and It Came from Outer Space
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