George Baxt Net Worth
George Baxt Net Worth is
$200,000
George Baxt Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Baxt (June 11, 1923 – June 28, 2003) was a prolific American screenwriter and author of crime fiction, best remembered for creating the gay black detective, Pharaoh Love. | Date Of Birth | June 11, 1923, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | June 28, 2003, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Profession | Writer |
| Nominations | Edgar Award for Best Novel |
| Movies | The City of the Dead, Circus of Horrors, Tower of Evil, Payroll, The Shadow of the Cat, Vampire Circus |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | American playwright, screenwriter and mystery novelist. The son of Russian and Polish immigrants, he was educated at City College New York and Brooklyn College. He began his career as a disc jockey, then joined a casting agency in Manhattan. He later opened his own agency with an office at the Plaza Hotel. He was based in Britain from the mid-1950's, writing scripts for thrillers and horror films, as well as television. His 1966 mystery novel "A Queer Kind of Death", created something of a stir at the time in that it featured a black detective who spoke jive, drove a Jaguar and was openly gay. |
| 2 | Best known for his "Pharoah Love" Mysteries from the 1960s. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1982 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Horror on Snape Island | 1972 | original story | |
| Vampire Circus | 1972 | story - uncredited | |
| Male Bait | 1971 | ||
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | 1965 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Strangler's Web | 1965 | ||
| Thunder in Dixie | 1964 | story and screenplay | |
| The Defenders | 1964 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Burn, Witch, Burn | 1962 | uncredited | |
| The Shadow of the Cat | 1961 | written by | |
| I Promised to Pay | 1961 | ||
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1960 | TV Series adaptation - 1 episode | |
| Family Classics: The Three Musketeers | 1960 | TV Movie adaptation | |
| No Hiding Place | 1960 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The City of the Dead | 1960 | screenplay | |
| Circus of Horrors | 1960 | original screenplay | |
| Mrs. Miniver | 1960 | TV Movie adaptation | |
| Ivanhoe | 1958 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Revenge of Frankenstein | 1958 | additional dialogue - uncredited | |
| Sword of Freedom | 1957 | TV Series screenplay - 10 episodes | |
| Goodyear Playhouse | 1954 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Night of the Eagle (1962) |
Known for movies
The City of the Dead (1960)
as Writer
Horror on Snape Island (1972)
as Writer
Circus of Horrors (1960)
as Writer
I Promised to Pay (1961)
as Writer