Henry Denker Biography (1912-)

Born November 25, 1912, in New York, NY; son of Max (a fur manufacturer) andJennie (Geller) Denker; married Edith Rose Heckman (a registered nurse), December 5, 1945. Addresses: HOME--241 Central Park W., New York, NY 10024. AGENT--Owen Laster, William Morris Agency, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, NewYork, NY 10019.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
November 25, 1912
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
  • Director, Olive Ogilvie, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1957.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
  • Co-executive producer, The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever, ABC, 1970.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK; SERIES
  • Producer and director, The Greatest Story Ever Told, ABC, 1947-57.
  • Writings;STAGE
  • (With Ralph Berkey) Time Limit, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1956.
  • Olive Ogilvie, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1957.
  • A Far Country, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1961, published by Random House, 1961.
  • Venus at Large, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1962.
  • (adaptor) A Case of Libel, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1963, published by Random House, 1964.
  • So Much Earth, So Much Heaven, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT,1965.
  • A Sound of Distant Thunder, Paramus Playhouse, Paramus, NJ, 1967.
  • What Did We Do Wrong?, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1967.
  • The Name of the Game, Parker Playhouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1967.
  • The Headhunters, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1971, then Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1974.
  • The Second Time Around, Morosco Theatre, 1976.
  • The Girl Who Had Everything, Bucks County Playhouse, 1976.
  • Something Old, Something New, Morosco Theatre, 1977.
  • Horowitz and Mrs. Washington, Eisenhower Theatre, 1980.
  • Outrage, Eisenhower Theatre, 1984.
  • Writings;FILM
  • Time Limit, United Artists, 1957.
  • The Hook, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1963.
  • Twilight of Honor, MGM, 1963.
  • Writings;TELEVISION; EPISODIC
  • "The Wound Within," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1958.
  • "Material Witness," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958.
  • "Give Us Barabbas," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1961.
  • "The Choice," Prudential On-Stage, NBC, 1969.
  • "First Easter," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1970.
  • "Neither Are We Enemies," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1970.
  • Writings;MOVIES
  • A Case of Libel, ABC, 1969.
  • The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever, ABC, 1969.
  • The Heart Farm, ABC, 1971.
  • The Court Martial of Lieutenant Calley, ABC, 1975.
  • A Time for Miracles, ABC, 1980.
  • Love Leads the Way, Disney Channel, 1982.
  • Outrage, CBS, 1986.
  • Writings;RADIO; EPISODIC
  • "Laughter for the Leader," Columbia Workshop, CBS, 1940.
  • "Me? I Drive a Hack," Columbia Workshop, CBS, 1941.
  • Radio Reader's Digest, CBS, 1943-47.
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told, ABC, 1947-57.
  • Also The Ethel Barrymore Show and The Cavalcade of America.
  • Writings;NOVELS
  • I'll Be Right Home, Ma, Crowell, 1949.
  • My Son, the Lawyer, Crowell, 1950.
  • Salome, Princess of Galilee, Crowell, 1952.
  • That First Easter, Crowell, 1959.
  • The Director, Baron, 1970.
  • The Kingmaker, McKay, 1972.
  • A Place for the Mighty, McKay, 1973.
  • The Physicians, Simon and Schuster, 1974.
  • The Experiment, Simon & Schuster, 1975.
  • The Starmaker, Simon & Schuster, 1977.
  • The Scofield Diagnosis, Simon & Schuster, 1977.
  • Outrage, Morrow, 1982.
  • The Healers, Morrow, 1983.
  • Kincaid, Morrow, 1984.
  • Robert, My Son, Morrow, 1985.
  • Judge Spencer Dissents, Morrow, 1986.
  • The Choice, Morrow, 1987.
  • Also The Actress, 1978; Horowitz and Mrs. Washington, 1979; Error in Judgement, 1979; The Warfield Syndrome, 1981.