Fletcher Markle(1921-1991)

Writer
Producer
Director

Fletcher Markle was born on 27 March 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for Thriller (1960), Jigsaw (1949) and Studio One (1948). He was married to Dorothy Conradt, Mercedes McCambridge and Helen Blanche Willis. He died on 23 May 1991.

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Known for

Thriller

8.2

TV Series

Producer(produced by)

Jigsaw

5.6

Writer

1949

Studio One

7.5

TV Series

Writer

The George Sanders Mystery Theater

9.0

TV Series

Producer

Credits

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Writer

Festival
8.0
TV Series
- adaptation
- teleplay
- 1964–1969
Telescope
7.8
TV Series
- written by
- commentary
- 1963–1966
The Wednesday Play
7.4
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1964
Studio One
7.5
TV Series
- creator
- 1948–1958
Jigsaw
5.6
- screen play by
- 1949
The Lady from Shanghai
7.5
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1947
V.1.
6.6
Short
- written by
- 1944

Producer

The Play's the Thing
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1974
The Whiteoaks of Jalna
7.2
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1972
Telescope
7.8
TV Series
- executive producer
- producer
- 1967–1971
Vacation Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
- producer
- 1965
Hong Kong
8.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1961
Thriller
8.2
TV Series
- producer
- production by
- 1960
Frances Farmer Presents
8.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1958–1964
Colgate Theatre
7.6
TV Series
- producer
- 1958
The George Sanders Mystery Theater
9.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1957
Front Row Center
7.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1955–1956
Life with Father
8.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1953–1955
Studio One
7.5
TV Series
- producer
- production
- 1952–1953
The Ford Television Theatre
7.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1952–1957
Front Row Center
TV Series
- producer
- 1949–1950

Director

The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1977
Julia
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1969
Telescope
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1964–1968
Vacation Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
The Incredible Journey
7.0
- Director
- 1963
Father of the Bride
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1962
Rendezvous
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1959–1961
Hong Kong
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1961
Thriller
8.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1960
M Squad
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
Buckskin
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1958–1959
Lux Playhouse
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
Colgate Theatre
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1958
Panic!
8.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1958
The George Sanders Mystery Theater
9.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1957

Personal details

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Born
- March 27, 1921
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died
- May 23, 1991
Spouses
Other works
Director for CBS Radio's "The Ford Theater" (1948-49).

Did you know

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Trivia
For many years, he was married to Academy Award-winning actress Mercedes McCambridge, whom he had met while producing and directing Orson Welles' 'Mercury Theater' summer series in 1946. Markle subsequently directed McCambridge in starring roles on his Studio One and Ford Theater radio series.