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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.