Gamet, Kenneth

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Gamet wrote scripts for radio, screen, and television; he was a co-founder of the Screen Writers Guild, and scripted more than 50 feature films, concluding with Apache Rifle (1964); he then specialized in telewriting; he died on Oct. 13, 1971 in Los Angeles.

From the description of Papers, 1940-1970. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38942425

Biography

Gamet wrote scripts for radio, screen, and television; he was a co-founder of the Screen Writers Guild, and scripted more than 50 feature films, concluding with Apache Rifle (1964); he then specialized in telewriting; he died on October 13, 1971 in Los Angeles.

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Kenneth Gamet was a screenwriter and playwrite who began his career ca. 1936, collaborating during his early years with Don Ryan. Gamet specialized in adventure films, especially westerns. [from Filmlexicon degli autori e delle opere Rome, 1959; TA *PN 1998 A2F5 v. 2]

The collection was transferred from the Theatre Arts Library and consists of 33 boxes of story outlines, treatments, production notes, memoranda, correspondence, radio scripts, television scripts, original screenplays and supporting materials.

Gamet died October 1971 at the age of 64. He was co-founder of the screenwriters' guild. [His obituary appeared in Daily Variety, Thursday October 14, 1971.]

From the guide to the Kenneth Gamet Papers, 1940-1970, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Columbia Pictures Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Haycox, Ernest, 1899-1950. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Subject
Radio writers
Screenwriters
Television writers
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Radio writers
Screenwriters
Television writers
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Birth 1903-10-23

Death 1971-10-13

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English

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