Fletcher Markle
| Fletcher Markle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 27, 1921 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | May 23, 1991 (aged 70) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, television producer, television and film director |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Blanche Willis (m.?–1949) Mercedes McCambridge (m. 1950–62) |
Fletcher Markle (March 27, 1921 – May 23, 1991) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in his native Canada, before working in films as an actor, and on television as a host as well as in his other creative roles.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Markle began his career in the early 1940s in Vancouver, British Columbia doing radio dramas with a group whose members included John Drainie, Lister Sinclair, Bernie Braden and Alan Young on such local stations as CJOR and the CBC network. During World War II, the group moved to Toronto, and Markle had a role as an actor in Journey Together (1946). Markle then moved to New York City, and although not listed in the credits, contributed to the screenplay for Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1947).
During his time in New York, he contributed to the CBS radio anthology, Studio One, which he later brought to television. He produced, co-wrote, and had a cameo role in the movie Jigsaw (1949). He directed Nancy Davis, Ray Milland, and John Hodiak in Night into Morning (1951).
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