Writing

Edward Hume

Born May 18, 1936 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died July 13, 2023 · aged 87

Edward Chalmers Hume was born on May 18, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an American film and television writer, best known for creating and developing the TV series Barnaby Jones (1973) and Common Ground (1990), and for writing the TV movie The Day After (1983). He was married to Mindy Elaine Huffman (May 18, 2012 - ?) (divorced), Suzanne Hope Canner (1987 - February 19, 1994) (her death, …

Known For

The Day After

The Day After · 1983

MovieScience FictionDrama

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning · 1976

Two-Minute Warning

MovieActionThriller

A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich · 1976

21 Hours at Munich

MovieDramaThriller

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story · 1983

The Terry Fox Story

MovieDramaTV Movie

The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero, who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land · 1988

Stranger on My Land

MovieTV MovieDrama

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Sweet Hostage

Sweet Hostage · 1975

MovieRomanceDrama

An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide-away, where they soon become friends and, eventually, lovers.

Toma

MovieActionCrime

This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia numbers racket.

Flood: A River's Rampage

Flood: A River's Rampage · 1997

Flood: A River's Rampage

After heavy rain, the Mississippi is breaking it's banks flooding small towns. Richard Thomas and Kate Vernon realise their town is next on the hit list. Lots and lots of sand bags might not do the trick but a huge explosion might. In the meantime the plot is filled up with a predictable story about a family dreading their mistake of staying behind when they become entrapped in their own home.

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The Day After

The Day After · 1983

MovieScience FictionDrama

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Writer

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning · 1976

Two-Minute Warning

MovieActionThriller

A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.

Screenplay

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich · 1976

21 Hours at Munich

MovieDramaThriller

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.

Writer

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story · 1983

The Terry Fox Story

MovieDramaTV Movie

The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero, who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

Screenplay

Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land · 1988

Stranger on My Land

MovieTV MovieDrama

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Story

Sweet Hostage

Sweet Hostage · 1975

MovieRomanceDrama

An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide-away, where they soon become friends and, eventually, lovers.

Teleplay

Toma

MovieActionCrime

This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia numbers racket.

Writer

Flood: A River's Rampage

Flood: A River's Rampage · 1997

Flood: A River's Rampage

After heavy rain, the Mississippi is breaking it's banks flooding small towns. Richard Thomas and Kate Vernon realise their town is next on the hit list. Lots and lots of sand bags might not do the trick but a huge explosion might. In the meantime the plot is filled up with a predictable story about a family dreading their mistake of staying behind when they become entrapped in their own home.

Teleplay

Summertree

Summertree · 1971

All-American boy Jerry is drafted to serve in the Vietnam War just as things begin to go well for him. His decision to flee to Canada sparks off conflict with his parents, ending in the film's tragic conclusion.

Screenplay

A Reflection of Fear

A Reflection of Fear · 1972

A Reflection of Fear

MovieHorrorThriller

A young girl lives with her mother and grandmother. One day her estranged father returns home with a female companion he introduces as his fiance. Soon the girl finds herself in the midst of strange goings-on, which evolve into a web of crime and murder.

Screenplay

The Abduction of Saint Anne

The Abduction of Saint Anne · 1975

The Abduction of Saint Anne

MovieCrimeDrama

A cynical detective and a Roman Catholic bishop team up to investigate the reported miraculous powers of a 17-year-old girl being held captive in the home of her father, an ailing syndicate kingpin.

Teleplay

John and Yoko: A Love Story

John and Yoko: A Love Story · 1985

John and Yoko: A Love Story

MovieMusicDrama

Details the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, from before their first meeting to their rise to stardom.

Story

Cannon

MovieCrimeDrama

In this pilot film to the TV series, Cannon investigates the murder of a war buddy to clear the man's wife of suspicion in his death.

Teleplay

Common Ground

Common Ground · 1990

MovieDramaTV Movie

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education and a white lawyer trying to deal with inner city problems.

Teleplay

Deceptions

Deceptions · 1992

A beautiful widow is determined to uncover the facts behind her husband's death.

Writer

The Harness

The Harness · 1971

MovieDramaTV Movie

A gentle John Steinbeck tale from 1938 about a farmer who is dominated by his ailing wife until a free-minded young woman turns up at his ranch with her eight-year-old son.

Writer

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco · 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

MovieCrimeDrama

SFPD Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone is partnered with a young college-educated Inspector, Steven Keller, as they investigate a girl found dead in the water, with a lawyer she knew as the primary suspect.

Writer

The Fugitive

The Fugitive · 1963

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.

Writer

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones · 1973

SeriesCrimeDrama

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".

Writer

Cannon

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.

Writer

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco · 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

SeriesCrimeDrama

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

Creator

Toma

This series Is based on the real-life story of New Jersey detective David Toma. Toma was a master of disguise and undercover work. Toma himself made a cameo appearance in many episodes.

Writer