Blumgarten, James
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1920-2005) US screenwriter and author, most notably in the former capacity as the author of scripts for The Stranger (1954-1955) featuring a Mysterious Stranger who suddenly appears in stories when he is desperately needed; of its five episodes, only one apparently survives. The Astronaut (1974) comprises a quest in retrospect for the secret behind Tom Beckworth's troubled life and mysterious disappearance in space. [JC]
James Blumgarten
born New York: 25 November 1920
died South Salem, Westchester County, New York: 24 September 2005
works (selected)
- The Astronaut (New York: Warner Paperback Library, 1974) [pb/Jim Spanfeller]
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