Clifford Odets

★ Writing #2,486

1906 - 1963 (age 57) • Writing

Born: 7/18/1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 8/18/1963 (age 57)

Known for: Writing

Clifford Odets

★ Writing #2,486

Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, director, screenwriter, and actor.

Known For

Sweet Smell of Success

76%

Screenplay

1957

Bigger Than Life

72%

Additional Writing

1956

Clash by Night

67%

Theatre Play

1952

The Big Knife

60%

Theatre Play

1955

The Country Girl

70%

Theatre Play

1954

Humoresque

70%

Screenplay

1947

None But the Lonely Heart

64%

Director

1944

Wild in the Country

63%

Screenplay

1961

Awake and Sing

100%

Author

2003

Rocket to the Moon

100%

Writer

1986

American Playhouse

66%

Writer

1982

The Country Girl

70%

Writer

1982

The Country Girl

100%

Theatre Play

1974

Awake and Sing!

100%

Writer

1972

Paradise Lost

90%

Writer

1971

Wild in the Country

63%

Screenplay

1961

The Story on Page One

51%

Director

1959

The Story on Page One

51%

Writer

1959

Sweet Smell of Success

76%

Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

76%

Screenplay

1957

Clash by Night

Theatre Play

1957

Bigger Than Life

72%

Additional Writing

1956

The Big Knife

60%

Theatre Play

1955

The Country Girl

70%

Theatre Play

1954

Clash by Night

67%

Theatre Play

1952

Humoresque

70%

Screenplay

1947

Deadline at Dawn

62%

Screenplay

1946

From This Day Forward

54%

Additional Writing

1946

Rhapsody in Blue

66%

Additional Writing

1945

None But the Lonely Heart

64%

Director

1944

None But the Lonely Heart

64%

Writer

1944

Golden Boy

65%

Theatre Play

1939

Blockade

58%

Adaptation

1938

The General Died at Dawn

65%

Cameo (uncredited)

1936

The General Died at Dawn

65%

Screenplay

1936