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Wells Root
Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born March 21, 1900Died March 9, 1993 (92 years)
Wells Root was an American screenwriter and lecturer. In the mid-1930s he was involved with the Screen Writers Guild and in the 1950s the University of Southern California asked him to teach Film and Television Writing Technique, where he worked during the next twenty years.
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Wells Root Filmography
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1961 | |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Hell Ship Mutiny · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Captain Midnight (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Stronghold · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | Mokey · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | The Getaway · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | The Bad Man · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | Flight Command · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Sergeant Madden · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | The Bold Caballero · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | |
| 1935 | Pursuit · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | Flirtation · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | Paris Interlude · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | |
| 1933 | |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | Tiger Shark · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | Bird of Paradise · as Screenplay |
| 1931 | |
| 1930 | The Storm · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | |
| 1936 |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1960 | Whiplash (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Teleplay By |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Teleplay By |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1957 | Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1955 | Brave Eagle (TV Series) · as Original Teleplay |
| 1955 | Jungle Jim (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Story And Teleplay |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Story & Screenplay |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1954 | Magnificent Obsession · as Adaptation |
| 1952 | The Prisoner of Zenda · as Adaptation |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Screenplay By |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Original Teleplay |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1943 | Salute to the Marines · as Adaptation |
| 1941 | Turned Out Nice Again · as Theatre Play |
| 1937 | The Prisoner of Zenda · as Adaptation |
| 1936 | The Beloved Vagabond · as Dialogue |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 · as Story |
| 1934 | Stingaree · as Contributor To Screenplay Construction |
| 1931 | Politics · as Adaptation |
| 1930 | The Rogue Song · as Idea |
| 1930 | Chasing Rainbows · as Adaptation |
| 1930 | Peacock Alley · as Scenario Writer |






















