| 词条 | Henry Farrell |
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| name = Henry Farrell | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Charles Farrell Myers | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|9|27}} | birth_place = Madera County, California, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|3|29|1920|9|27}} | death_place = Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. | occupation = Novelist, screenwriter | spouse = Molly Dodd (19??-1981; her death)}} Henry Farrell (September 27, 1920 – March 29, 2006) was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known as the author of the renowned gothic horror story What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which was made into a film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Life and work{{unreferenced section|date=April 2015}}He was born Charles Farrell Myers in California, and grew up in Chowchilla, California. Under the name "Charles F Myer", he wrote the "Toffee" short stories. Later taking the pseudonym Henry Farrell, his first novel was The Hostage, which was published in 1959. With Lukas Heller, he co-wrote the screenplay for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), starring Davis and Olivia de Havilland. It was based on a story he wrote entitled What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?, and the script earned Heller and Farrell a 1965 Edgar Award, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. He wrote the original screenplay for What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), which starred Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters. His wife was actress Molly Dodd, who died in 1981. Dodd appeared in small roles in two movies written by Farrell, the TV production How Awful About Allan starring Anthony Perkins and Julie Harris and What's the Matter with Helen? French director François Truffaut's 1972 movie Une belle fille comme moi was based on Farrell's 1967 novel Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me. DeathHenry Farrell died in his Pacific Palisades, California, home at age 85. According to his obituary, he completed another novel, titled A Piece of Clarisse, shortly before his death [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/04/books/04farrell.html]. There is currently no word on publication. Novels
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