Dwight V. Babcock

Dwight V. Babcock

writer

Dwight V. Babcock was born on Feb 19, 1909 in USA. Dwight V. Babcock's big-screen debut came with Dead Man's Eyes directed by Reginald Le Borg in 1944.

Dwight Vincent Babcock, notable for his scripting of low-budget horror movies for the major studios' B-units, began his writing career in the dime pulps. He contributed sporadically for Black Mask (edited by the legendary Joe "Cap" Shaw, who later became Babcock's agent) in the 1930s before succumbing to the allure and relative financial stability of Hollywood. Knopf Publishing released three of his mildly successful novels during the 1940s, but Babcock steadfastly rebuffed a career as a novelist. After a distinguished screen writing career mostly spent in the B-movie horror genre, Babcock took to television in earnest, hammering out scores of scripts for Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems division, which dominated the CBS programming landscape in the early 1960s. The prolific Babcock died at age 70 in 1979.

  • Birthday

    Feb 19, 1909
  • Place of Birth

    Iowa, USA