Peter Achilles
About
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Also Known As
Paul Jarrico
Birth Place
Los Angeles, California, USA
Born
January 12, 1915
Died
October 28, 1997
Cause of Death
Car Accident
Filmography
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Messenger Of Death
(1988)
Screenplay
Atentat u Sarajevu
(1976)
Screenplay
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
(1969)
Screenwriter
All Night Long
(1963)
Screenwriter
All Night Long
(1963)
Screenwriter
Five Branded Women
(1960)
Screenwriter
Family & Companions
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Sylvia Jarrico
Wife
Lia Jarrico
Wife
Second wife; survived him.
Biography
Filmography
Writer (Feature Film)
Messenger Of Death
(1988)
Screenplay
Atentat u Sarajevu
(1976)
Screenplay
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
(1969)
Screenwriter
All Night Long
(1963)
Screenwriter
All Night Long
(1963)
Screenwriter
Five Branded Women
(1960)
Screenwriter
The Girl Most Likely
(1958)
Story
The Girl Most Likely
(1958)
Screenwriter
Paris Express
(1953)
Screenwriter
The Las Vegas Story
(1952)
Screenwriter
The White Tower
(1950)
Screenwriter
Not Wanted
(1949)
Original Story
Not Wanted
(1949)
Screenwriter
The Search
(1948)
Additional Dialogue
Little Giant
(1946)
Original Story
Song of Russia
(1944)
Screenwriter
Thousands Cheer
(1944)
Original Screenplay
Men of the Timberland
(1941)
Original Story
Tom, Dick and Harry
(1941)
Story and Screenplay
The Face Behind the Mask
(1941)
Screenwriter
Beauty for the Asking
(1939)
Screenwriter
The Little Adventuress
(1938)
Story
No Time to Marry
(1938)
Screenwriter
I Am the Law
(1938)
Contr to trmt
Producer (Feature Film)
Salt of the Earth
(1954)
Producer
Cast (Special)
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
(1996)
Life Events
1935
Member of the Communist Party
1937
Feature debut "No Time To Marry"
1941
Wrote "Tom, Dick and Harry"
1953
Organized an independent group of blacklisted writers to produce "Salt of the Earth"
1997
Died as he was driving home from a 50th Anniversary luncheon in Los Angeles honoring blacklisted writers
Videos
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Companions
Sylvia Jarrico
Wife
Lia Jarrico
Wife
Second wife; survived him.
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