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Born '''Homer DeWitt Bodeen''' on July 25, 1908, in [[Fresno]], [[California]], he began his career as an actor and [[playwright]] before entering the film business.
Born '''Homer DeWitt Bodeen''' on July 25, 1908, in [[Fresno]], [[California]], he began his career as an actor and [[playwright]] before entering the film business.


In the late 1930s, he began working for RKO and worked his way up to a script writer. His screenwriting credits include ''Cat People'' (1942),<ref>{{cite news | access-date = July 3, 2021 | work = New York Times | title = 'Cat People,' With Simone Simon and Jack Holt, at Rialto -- New Swedish Film at 48th Street | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1942/12/07/archives/cat-people-with-simone-simon-and-jack-holt-at-rialto-new-swedish.html | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | date = December 7, 1942 }}</ref> ''[[The Curse of the Cat People]]'' (1944),<ref name=LAT/> ''[[The Seventh Victim]]'' (1943), ''[[The Enchanted Cottage (1945 film)|The Enchanted Cottage]]'' (1945),<ref>{{cite news | work = New York Times | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | access-date = July 3, 2021 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1945/04/28/archives/the-screen-enchanted-cottage-remake-of-play-by-sir-arthur-pinero.html | title ='Enchanted Cottage,' Remake of Play by Sir Arthur Pinero, With Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, New Film at the Astor | date = April 28, 1945 }}</ref> ''[[I Remember Mama (film)|I Remember Mama]]'' (1948),<ref>{{cite news | access-date = July 3, 2021 | work = New York Times | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1948/03/12/archives/the-screen-irene-dunne-and-oscar-homotka-head-brilliant-cast-in-rko.html | title = Irene Dunne and Oscar Homotka Head Brilliant Cast in RKO' 'I Remember Mama' | date = March 12, 1948 | quote = a free-wheeling script by DeWitt Bodeen }}</ref> and ''[[Billy Budd (film)|Billy Budd]]'' (1962).
In the late 1930s, he began working for RKO and worked his way up to a script writer. His screenwriting credits include ''Cat People'' (1942),<ref>{{cite news | access-date = July 3, 2021 | work = New York Times | title = 'Cat People,' With Simone Simon and Jack Holt, at Rialto -- New Swedish Film at 48th Street | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1942/12/07/archives/cat-people-with-simone-simon-and-jack-holt-at-rialto-new-swedish.html | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | date = December 7, 1942 }}</ref> ''[[The Curse of the Cat People]]'' (1944),<ref name=LAT/> ''[[The Seventh Victim]]'' (1943), ''[[The Enchanted Cottage (1945 film)|The Enchanted Cottage]]'' (1945),<ref>{{cite news | work = New York Times | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | access-date = July 3, 2021 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1945/04/28/archives/the-screen-enchanted-cottage-remake-of-play-by-sir-arthur-pinero.html | title ='Enchanted Cottage,' Remake of Play by Sir Arthur Pinero, With Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, New Film at the Astor | date = April 28, 1945 }}</ref> ''[[I Remember Mama (film)|I Remember Mama]]'' (1948),<ref>{{cite news | access-date = July 3, 2021 | work = New York Times | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1948/03/12/archives/the-screen-irene-dunne-and-oscar-homotka-head-brilliant-cast-in-rko.html | title = Irene Dunne and Oscar Homotka Head Brilliant Cast in RKO' 'I Remember Mama' | date = March 12, 1948 | quote = a free-wheeling script by DeWitt Bodeen }}</ref> ''[[Night Song (1948 film)|Night Song'' (1948),<ref>{{cite news | work= New York Times | access-date = July 3, 2021 | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1948/01/29/archives/night-song-story-of-a-blind-composer-opens-at-palace-dana-andrews.html | title = 'Night Song,' Story of a Blind Composer, Opens at Palace -- Dana Andrews in Lead | date = January 29, 1948}}</ref> and ''[[Billy Budd (film)|Billy Budd]]'' (1962).


His play ''Harvest of Years'' premiered on Broadway in January 1948.<ref>{{cite news | access-date = July 3, 2021 | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | work = New York Times | date = January 13, 1948 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/01/13/85191899.html | title = Esther Dale Appears in 'Harvest of Years,' by DeWitt Bodeen, at the Hudson Theatre }}</ref>
His play ''Harvest of Years'' premiered on Broadway in January 1948.<ref>{{cite news | access-date = July 3, 2021 | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | work = New York Times | date = January 13, 1948 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/01/13/85191899.html | title = Esther Dale Appears in 'Harvest of Years,' by DeWitt Bodeen, at the Hudson Theatre }}</ref>

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DeWitt Bodeen
BornHomer DeWitt Bodeen
July 25, 1908
Fresno, California, United States
DiedMarch 12, 1988(1988-03-12) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationScreenwriter, television writer

DeWitt Bodeen (July 25, 1908 — March 12, 1988) was an American film screenwriter and television writer best known for writing Cat People (1942).

Biography

Born Homer DeWitt Bodeen on July 25, 1908, in Fresno, California, he began his career as an actor and playwright before entering the film business.

In the late 1930s, he began working for RKO and worked his way up to a script writer. His screenwriting credits include Cat People (1942),[1] The Curse of the Cat People (1944),[2] The Seventh Victim (1943), The Enchanted Cottage (1945),[3] I Remember Mama (1948),[4] [[Night Song (1948 film)|Night Song (1948),[5] and Billy Budd (1962).

His play Harvest of Years premiered on Broadway in January 1948.[6]

Beginning in the 1950s he moved to television, writing mainly for anthology shows including Robert Montgomery Presents, Climax!, and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars among others.

Bodeen was gay.[7][8] In the 1950s he was Val Dufour's companion, living with him.[9]

He also wrote articles for the journal Films in Review.

He died in Los Angeles on March 12, 1988.[2]

References

  1. ^ Crowther, Bosley (December 7, 1942). "'Cat People,' With Simone Simon and Jack Holt, at Rialto -- New Swedish Film at 48th Street". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "'Cat People,' 'Billy Budd' : DeWitt Bodeen, 79; Screenwriter and Author". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988.
  3. ^ Crowther, Bosley (April 28, 1945). "'Enchanted Cottage,' Remake of Play by Sir Arthur Pinero, With Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, New Film at the Astor". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Crowther, Bosley (March 12, 1948). "Irene Dunne and Oscar Homotka Head Brilliant Cast in RKO' 'I Remember Mama'". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021. a free-wheeling script by DeWitt Bodeen
  5. ^ Crowther, Bosley (January 29, 1948). "'Night Song,' Story of a Blind Composer, Opens at Palace -- Dana Andrews in Lead". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Crowther, Bosley (January 13, 1948). "Esther Dale Appears in 'Harvest of Years,' by DeWitt Bodeen, at the Hudson Theatre". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Ehrenstein, David (December 30, 2001). "Out of Hollywood's Closet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021. DeWitt Bodeen--a brilliant gay screenwriter
  8. ^ Hernandez, David (2010). Broken Face In The Mirror (Crooks and Fallen Stars That Look Very Much Like Us). Dorrance Publishing. p. 132. as gay writer DeWitt Bodeen noted
  9. ^ "Overview for DeWitt Bodeen". Turner Classic Movies.


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