Lorenzo Semple Jr.(1923-2014)

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Lorenzo Semple Jr. was born on 27 March 1923 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980) and Pretty Poison (1968). He was married to Joyce Miller and Ann Somers. He died on 28 March 2014 in Brentwood, California, USA.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations

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Three Days of the Condor

7.4

Writer

1975

Flash Gordon

6.5

Writer

1980

Pretty Poison

7.0

Writer

1968

Never Say Never Again

6.1

Writer

1983

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Writer

Condor
7.7
TV Series
- based on the screenplay 'Three Days of the Condor' by
- 2018–2020
Scripts Gone Wild Batman 1966
Video
- written by
- 2020
Papillon
7.2
- based upon the 1973 screenplay "Papillon" by
- 2017
King Kong - FAN FILM
7.0
- Based On The 1976 Screenplay
- 2016
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
6.7
- television series
- 2016
Pretty Poison
4.8
TV Movie
- earlier screenplay
- 1996
Rapture
4.3
TV Movie
- teleplay (as Lorenzo Semple)
- 1993
The Bengal Lancers!
5.1
- co-writer
- 1984
Rearview Mirror
6.2
TV Movie
- teleplay by
- 1984
Sheena
4.9
- screenplay
- 1984
Never Say Never Again
6.1
- screenplay
- 1983
Flash Gordon
6.5
- screenplay by
- 1980
Hurricane
4.7
- writer
- 1979
King Kong
6.0
- screenplay by
- 1976
Three Days of the Condor
7.4
- screenplay by
- 1975

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Official site
- YouTube
Alternative name
- Lorenzo Semple
Born
- March 27, 1923
- New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died
- March 28, 2014
- Brentwood, California, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Children
Parents
Relatives
- Philip Barry Jr.(Cousin)
Other works
His play, "The Golden Fleecing," was performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Keefe Brasselle and James Karen in the cast.
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- 3 Interviews
- 1 Article

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Trivia
He wrote the "bible" for "Batman's" other writers. (For example, Batman should never be shown breaking the law, not even to park in a no-parking zone during a crime-fighting emergency.) Semple came up with the idea for interspersing the show's fight scenes with colorful Pow! Zap! and Kapow! graphics. He named every device the "Bat"-this or the "Bat"-that. Robin's trademark "Holy (Fill in the Blank)!" was inspired by a similar phrase used by a character in the Tom Swift books.

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I think Batman [TV series] was the best thing I ever wrote, including those big movies. As a whole work, it came out the way that I wanted it to, and I was excited by it.