Clarence Greene
| Clarence Greene | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 10, 1913 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | June 17, 1995 (aged 81) California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Film Producer |
| Years active | 1944-1966 |
| Awards |
Best Original Screenplay 1959 Pillow Talk |
Clarence Greene (August 10, 1913 – June 17, 1995) was an American screenwriter and film producer who is noted for the "offbeat creativity and originality of his screenplays and for film noir movies and television episodes produced in the 1950s.
Commencing with the 1944 film, The Town Went Wild, Greene co-wrote many stories and scripts with Russell Rouse. The partners are noted for their work on a series of six film noir movies commencing with D.O.A. (directed by Rudolph Maté-1950).
With the second film in the series, The Well (1951), they also took on directing and producing: Rouse as director, and Greene as producer. This collaboration continued through the noir series -- The Thief (1952), Wicked Woman (1953), New York Confidential (1955), and House of Numbers (1957) -- and beyond.
In the late 1950s, Greene and Rouse formed a production company, Greene-Rouse Productions, which created the film noir television series Tightrope that ran for one season (1959–60) as well as two films in the 1960s.
In addition to their noir work, Rouse and Greene produced two westerns (The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) and Thunder in the Sun (1959). The 1959 film, Pillow Talk, was based on their story. Their careers drew to a close shortly after the unsuccessful film, The Oscar (1966).
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