Denne Bart Petitclerc
| Denne Bart Petitclerc | |
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| Born |
May 15, 1929 Montesano, Washington, United States |
| Died | February 3, 2006 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, war correspondent, producer, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Wanda Petitclerc (m. 1970–2006) |
Denne Bart Petitclerc (May 15, 1929 – February 3, 2006) was an American journalist, war correspondent, author, television producer, and screenwriter.
Born in Montesano, Washington, Petitclerc was five years old when his father, Edmund Petitclerc, reportedly took him to Seattle to see the angel atop the Bon Marché department store Christmas tree. His father told young Petitclerc to watch the angel and would be right back. He abandoned the family and never returned.
His mother, Grace Petitclerc (née Meyers), abandoned with two children, decided to place Petitclerc and his older sister, Frances, in an orphanage in San Jose in order to go to school. His mother would earn a doctorate and teach at UC Berkeley. She also wrote books about educating handicapped children.
In the 1950s while living and working in Florida, Petitclerc wrote a fan letter to writer Ernest Hemingway. He received a response from Hemingway and they became friends. On one of their fishing trips Hemingway alluded to a yet unfinished book he believed would make a great film.
Later Petitclerc would adapt Hemingway's novel and wrote the screenplay for the film Islands in the Stream. Petitclerc worked for several newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle and the Miami Herald. In 1950, he became a Korean War correspondent for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
In the 1960s he wrote his first script for the television show Bonanza and soon was working on the long time series. He became the show's executive story editor. In 1969 he created for NBC Then Came Bronson, a one-hour drama television show about a motorcycle riding news reporter searching for the meaning of life. He also helped launch The High Chaparral (1967–1971) for NBC. He wrote the pilot and other episodes.
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