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Charles Byron Griffith (September 23, 1930 – September 28, 2007) was an American screenwriter, actor, and film director. He was the son of Donna Dameral, radio star of Myrt and Marge , along with Charles' grandmother, Myrtle Vail , and was best known for writing Roger Corman productions such as A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), and Death Race 2000 (1975).
Charles B. Griffith. Writer: Little Shop of Horrors. Legendary screenwriter Charles Byron Griffith was born in Chicago on September 23, 1930. His mother and grandmother starred in the famous radio show, "Myrt and Marge," which went on to New York and became a soap opera. After a hitch in the army, Griffith went to California to live with his ...
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Charles B. Griffith. Writer: Little Shop of Horrors. Legendary screenwriter Charles Byron Griffith was born in Chicago on September 23, 1930. His mother and grandmother starred in the famous radio show, "Myrt and Marge," which went on to New York and became a soap opera. After a hitch in the army, Griffith went to California to live with his grandmother, Myrtle Vail. Before he started writing ...
- September 23, 1930
- September 28, 2007
- Early Life
- Appraisal
- Death
Griffith was born into a family of actors and performers: his mother and grandmother were actors, his father was in vaudeville and his grandfather was a circus performer. His mother died in childbirth in 1941, and Griffith was raised by his grandmother and attended military school. He broke into the industry writing scripts for the radio serial, My...
Jonathan Hazelater praised Griffith: He was very creative. He wrote really funny dialogue, and he was fast—really fast... He would write a screenplay in a couple of weeks. Chuck was very good and very good for that time in film history. He was an innovator. He thought up those really funny, really squirrelly ideas—like the plant that eats people. Q...
Griffith died of a heart attack in 2007. He was survived by a wife Marmory James, a daughter, Jessica Griffith, and four grandchildren. His daughter emigrated to Australia and Griffith spent some time there in the late 1990s.
An enduring cult favourite in Roger Corman’s canon, The Little Shop Of Horrors (1959) owes much to Griffith’s contribution as screenwriter, second unit director and actor in several small roles. Death Race 2000 (1975) is another of his many screenplays, while his own directorial credits include Eat My Dust (1976). *Read Charles B. Griffith's Guardian obituary
Oct 11, 2007 · Charles B. Griffith was born on Sept. 23, 1930, in Chicago. Mr. Griffith first teamed up with Mr. Corman in 1954 when the actor Jonathan Haze, who later starred in the original “Little Shop of ...
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Apr 15, 2005 · Conversations with Filmmakers. Issue 35. Writer and director Charles B. Griffith has been responsible for the recognized best of the Roger Corman productions, including Not of this Earth (1957), A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Death Race 2000 (1975). His screenplays are chock full of the savage wit and splendid ...
