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Darwin LeOra Teilhet (May 20, 1904 – April 18, 1964) was an American mystery novelist, advertising executive, journalist and a movie screenwriter and consultant.
Teilhet was born in Wyanet, Illinois. As a teenager, he traveled in France and worked as a juggler in a circus there. Teilhet was as an intelligence officer in the United Kingdom and the US during World War II. He became executive assistant to the President of Dole Pineapple in Hawaii.
Teilhet taught journalism classes at Stanford University, and worked as a screenwriter and consultant for various film producers.
Teilhet created his main detective protagonist, Baron von Kaz, a Viennesse, at the instigation of James Poling of Doubleday Books. He wrote some of his mystery novels with his wife, Hildegarde Tolman Tielhet (November 22, 1905 – January 24, 1999). Novels were published by Darwin Tielhet, Darwin L. Teilhet, Darwin and Hildegarde Teilhet or his pseudonyms, Cyrus Fisher (juvenile fiction), William H Fielding and Theo Durant. Teilhet was a Newbery Honor award winner for his Cyrus Fisher novel, "The Avion My Uncle Flew".
Teilhet choose the pseudonym "Cyrus Fisher" as a tribute to his late father-in-law, Cyrus Fisher Tolman (1873–1942), Professor Emeritus of Economic Geology at Stanford University. There is a "Cyrus Fisher Tolman Professor in the School of Earth Sciences" professorship named in his honor, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University.
Teilhet died in Palo Alto, California. He and his wife are buried together in Golden Gate National Cemetery.
En 1931, il publie son premier roman, Death Flies High. Avec sa femme, Hildegarde Teilhet, il crée le personnage du baron von Kaz, détective privé dans le roman The Crimson Hair Murders, publié en 1936.
Sous le pseudonyme de Cyrus T. Fisher, il écrit des romans pour la jeunesse, dont The Avion My Uncle Flew , en 1946, qui lui vaut d'être nommé pour la médaille Newbery sans toutefois l'obtenir.
Son dernier roman Le Bidule (The Big Runaround), publié en 1964, est un roman d'espionnage.
Teilhet et son épouse sont enterrés côte à côte dans le Golden Gate National Cemetery .
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Birth name Darwin LeOra Teilhet
Nationality USA
Birth 20 may 1904 at Wyanet (USA)
Death 18 april 1964 (at 59 years) at Palo Alto (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 20 may 1904 at Wyanet (USA)
Death 18 april 1964 (at 59 years) at Palo Alto (USA)
Teilhet was born in Wyanet, Illinois. As a teenager, he traveled in France and worked as a juggler in a circus there. Teilhet was as an intelligence officer in the United Kingdom and the US during World War II. He became executive assistant to the President of Dole Pineapple in Hawaii.
Teilhet taught journalism classes at Stanford University, and worked as a screenwriter and consultant for various film producers.
Teilhet created his main detective protagonist, Baron von Kaz, a Viennesse, at the instigation of James Poling of Doubleday Books. He wrote some of his mystery novels with his wife, Hildegarde Tolman Tielhet (November 22, 1905 – January 24, 1999). Novels were published by Darwin Tielhet, Darwin L. Teilhet, Darwin and Hildegarde Teilhet or his pseudonyms, Cyrus Fisher (juvenile fiction), William H Fielding and Theo Durant. Teilhet was a Newbery Honor award winner for his Cyrus Fisher novel, "The Avion My Uncle Flew".
Teilhet choose the pseudonym "Cyrus Fisher" as a tribute to his late father-in-law, Cyrus Fisher Tolman (1873–1942), Professor Emeritus of Economic Geology at Stanford University. There is a "Cyrus Fisher Tolman Professor in the School of Earth Sciences" professorship named in his honor, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University.
Teilhet died in Palo Alto, California. He and his wife are buried together in Golden Gate National Cemetery.
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Adolescent, il voyage en France et travaille comme jongleur dans un cirque. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est officier de renseignement et obtient le grade de major. Puis, il enseigne le journalisme à l'université Stanford avant de devenir scénariste et consultant pour divers producteurs de films.En 1931, il publie son premier roman, Death Flies High. Avec sa femme, Hildegarde Teilhet, il crée le personnage du baron von Kaz, détective privé dans le roman The Crimson Hair Murders, publié en 1936.
Sous le pseudonyme de Cyrus T. Fisher, il écrit des romans pour la jeunesse, dont The Avion My Uncle Flew , en 1946, qui lui vaut d'être nommé pour la médaille Newbery sans toutefois l'obtenir.
Son dernier roman Le Bidule (The Big Runaround), publié en 1964, est un roman d'espionnage.
Teilhet et son épouse sont enterrés côte à côte dans le Golden Gate National Cemetery .
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The Fearmakers (1958)
, 1h23Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Dana Andrews, Dick Foran, Mel Tormé, Veda Ann Borg, Dennis Moore, Janet Brandt
Roles Novel
Rating61%
Vétéran de la Guerre de Corée, de retour à Washington après deux ans de captivité dans un camp chinois et une période d'hospitalisation, Alan Eaton pense réintégrer l'institut de sondages qu'il a créé avec son associé Clark Baker. Il apprend sa mort accidentelle, peu après avoir vendu l'entreprise à Jim McGinnis. Alan rencontre un ancien client, le sénateur Walder, lequel lui laisse entendre que l'institut réalise désormais des sondages truqués afin d'influencer des choix électoraux, et lui suggère de reprendre son poste pour démasquer McGinnis. Il est aidé par la secrétaire de ce dernier, Lorraine Dennis.
No Room for the Groom (1952)
, 1h22Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Curtis, Fess Parker, Piper Laurie, Don DeFore, Spring Byington, Lee Aaker
Roles Novel
Rating59%
Vineyard owner Alvah Morrell and his girl Lee Kingshead elope to Las Vegas before he must return to active military duty. They are unable to have a honeymoon because Alvah comes down with a case of chicken pox and Lee must be quarantined from him.
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
, 1hDirected by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Gordon Jones, E. E. Clive, Patsy Parsons, Henry Kolker, Charles C. Wilson, Diana Gibson
Roles Story
Rating55%