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Earl W. Wallace (October 23, 1942 – May 12, 2018) was an American screen and television writer who began his career in the 1970s writing episodes of the hit CBS Western series Gunsmoke, one of which inspired him, his wife Pamela, and William Kelley to develop the screenplay for the 1985 film Witness. [1] [2]
Earl W. Wallace was born on 23 October 1942. He was a writer, known for Witness (1985), How the West Was Won (1976) and Supertrain (1979). He was married to Pamela Wallace. He died on 12 May 2018.
- Earl W. Wallace
- May 12, 2018
- October 23, 1942
Earl W. Wallace was an American screen and television writer who began his career in the 1970s writing episodes of the hit CBS Western series Gunsmoke, one of which inspired him, his wife Pamela, and William Kelley to develop the screenplay for the 1985 film Witness.
The script was initially named Called Home and was written by William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace, based on a story they developed with Pamela Wallace. They based the script on an episode of the acclaimed TV show Gunsmoke they wrote a decade earlier.
Earl W. Wallace was born on October 23, 1942. He was a writer, known for Witness (1985), How the West Was Won (1976) and Supertrain (1979). He was married to Pamela Wallace. He died on May 12, 2018.
- October 23, 1942
- May 12, 2018
May 23, 2022 · Paramount. There wasn't a more unhip screenplay floating around Hollywood in the early 1980s than "Witness." William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace derived their story from a 1970s "Gunsmoke"...
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Feb 13, 2023 · The screenplay by William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace was derived from a "Gunsmoke" episode the duo had written in 1970. The project had been rejected by nearly every studio in Hollywood...
