Lucille Fletcher

Lucille Fletcher (1912-31 August 2000) was a film and television screenwriter. Her full name was Violet Lucille Fletcher. Her credits include the story The Hitchhiker which was later turned into a radio drama by Orson Welles and a memorable The Twilight Zone episode called "The Hitchhiker." Fletcher also wrote the screenplay for the film noir suspense thriller, Sorry, Wrong Number, which was an expanded version of her 30-minute radio drama script. She was married to composer Bernard Herrmann from 1939 until their divorce in 1948. She later married John Douglas Wallop, and they remained married until his death in 1985. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Vassar College, where she earned a degree in 1933. She died after having had a stroke.

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31 August - 2000 - The Twilight Zone - The Hitchhiker - Film noir - Sorry, Wrong Number - Bernard Herrmann - John Douglas Wallop - Brooklyn - New York - Vassar College

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