A. I. Bezzerides
A.I. "Buzz" Bezzerides | |
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Born | Albert Isaac Bezzerides August 9, 1908 Samsun, Ottoman Empire |
Died | January 1, 2007 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 98)
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Albert Isaac "Buzz" Bezzerides (buh ZER uh deez[1] August 9, 1908 – January 1, 2007) was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing films noir and action motion pictures, especially several of Warners' "social conscience" films of the 1940s.
Personal life
Bezzerides was born in
Bezzerides resided in
From the late 1940s on, Bezzerides' companion was Silvia Richards, a screenwriter.[13]
Bezzerides died at the
Career
Bezzerides began writing short stories as a student at the
The studio also offered Bezzerides a contract to be a screenwriter at a salary of $300 a week. At the time, he was working as a communications engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He later commented, "I had no idea whether it was guilt or conscience, or greed to swindle more stories out of me, that motivated Warner Bros. to offer me a seven-year contract ... Whatever their reason, I grabbed their offer so I could quit my putrid career as a communications engineer by becoming a writer, writing scripts in an entirely new world.. His first screenplay was for 1942's Juke Girl, which starred Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan.[15]
Films based on his novels or screenplays included
Bezzerides' script for
Novels
- 1938 : The Long Haul
- 1942 : There Is a Happy Land
- ISBN 978-0-520-20746-2.
Legacy
Further reading
- Kalogeras, Yiorgos (2016). "Working Through and Against Convention: The Hollywood Career of A.I. Bezzerides". The Journal of Modern Hellenism. 32: 66–81. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- Kalogeras, Yiorgos (2004). "Albert Isaac Bezzerides: Translating Ethnicity from Fiction to Film". The Journal of Modern Hellenism: 17–41.
References
- ^ "The Long Haul" (2005) film documentary
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (6 February 2007). "AI Bezzerides". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
On camera, AI (Albert Isaac) Bezzerides, who has died aged 98, recalled his Armenian mother and Greek father ...
- ^ Martin, Douglas (14 January 2007). "Obituary: A.I. Bezzerides, writer of world-weary heroes - Americas - International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (14 January 2007). "A. I. Bezzerides, 98, Creator of World-Weary Characters, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Screenwriter A.I. Bezzerides dies at 98 - UPI.com". UPI. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Novelist/screenwriter Bezzerides dies". East Bay Times. AP. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (6 February 2007). "AI Bezzerides". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "A.I. Bezzerides, 98: Film screenwriter". Toronto Star. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Home". Van Dekker House. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Van Dekker House". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "'Hidden gem' house by R.M. Schindler in Woodland Hills restored". Daily News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "the-story". vandekkerhouse. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Smith, Imogen Sara. "People and Places of Scoundrels & Spitballers". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (9 January 2007). "A.I. Bezzerides, 98; novelist became a screenwriter known for film noir classics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "A.I. Bezzerides". inquirer.com. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ ""Big Valley" en route to big screen". Reuters. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ The Independent, A.I. Bezzerides, No-nonsense novelist/screenwriter, "A. I. Bezzerides - Independent Online Edition > Obituaries". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b "A.I. Bezzerides". Variety. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2023.