He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key", "Blood Bath" and "The Present Tense", all of which starred Vincent Price. Poe was married to actress Barbara Steele from 1969 to 1978. Career
Poe began his career at March of Time. He moved to Hollywood in 1941. He wrote radio plays and documentaries before moving into feature films. He had to sue for credit on Around the World in 80 Days. In 1965 Poe signed a contract to direct films at Columbia but never directed. Select credits
Close-Up (1948)
Without Honor (1949)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Paula (1952)
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
The Big Knife (1955)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Attack! (1956)
Hot Spell (1958)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Goodyear Theatre - "Curtain Call" (1958)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Sanctuary (1961)
Summer and Smoke (1961)
The Dick Powell Theatre - "Crazy Sunday" (1962)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Toys in the Attic (1963)
Vacation Playhouse - "Come a Runnin'" (1963)
Munroe (1963) (TV pilot)
The Bedford Incident (1965)
Riot (1969)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Bracken's World - episode "Together Again, for the Last Time" (1970)
The Gathering (1977)
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
The Nightman (1992)

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Category:1980 deaths
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners
He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key", "Blood Bath" and "The Present Tense", all of which starred Vincent Price. Poe was married to actor Bernard Steele from 1969 to 1978. Career
 Poe began his career at March of Time. He moved to Hollywood in 1941. He wrote radio plays and documentaries before moving into feature films. He had to sue for credit on Around the World in 80 Days. In 1965 Poe signed a contract to direct films at Columbia but never directed. Select credits
 Close-Up (1948) Without Honor (1949) Scandal Sheet (1952) Paula (1952) A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) The Big Knife (1955) Around the World in 80 Days (1956) Attack! (1956) Hot Spell (1958) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Goodyear Theatre-"Curtain Call" (1958) Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) Sanctuary (1961) Summer and Smoke (1961) The Dick Powell Theatre-"Crazy Sunday" (1962) Lilies of the Field (1963) Toys in the Attic (1963) Vacation Playhouse-"Come a Runnin'" (1963) Munroe (1963) (TV pilot) The Bedford Incident (1965) Riot (1969) They Shoot Horses, Do n't They? (1969) Bracken's World-episode "Together Again, for the Last Time" (1970) The Gathering (1977) Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) The Nightman (1992) References
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 Category:1921 births
 Category:1980 deaths
 Category: American male screenwriters
 Category: Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners