Writing
Eleanor Perry
Born October 13, 1914 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died March 14, 1981 · aged 66
Eleanor Perry (October 13, 1914 – March 14, 1981) was an American screenwriter and author.
Known For
The Swimmer · 1968The Swimmer
★ 7.41968
MovieDrama
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
Last Summer · 1969Last Summer
★ 6.21969
MovieDrama
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.
The Deadly Trap · 1971The Deadly Trap
★ 5.51971
MovieMysteryDrama
Jill's husband has been distant since they moved to Paris. He's pressured at work to engage in illegal activities but he refuses. Soon after, when their children disappear while in Jill's care, her mental health comes into question.
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing · 1973The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
★ 5.91973
MovieWesternRomance
On the run from her violent husband, a woman witnesses a train robbery and is taken prisoner by a frontier outlaw gang, led by a bandit who’s hiding a secret of his own.
Diary of a Mad Housewife · 1970Diary of a Mad Housewife
★ 6.21970
MovieComedyDrama
Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful, and blatantly sadistic writer.
David and Lisa · 1962David and Lisa
★ 7.21962
MovieDramaRomance
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.
David and Lisa · 1998David and Lisa
★ 6.01998
MovieDramaRomance
A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate emotionally with the young patient is a girl suffering from split personalities who speaks in rhymes and withdraws from anyone who refuses to do the same.
Ladybug Ladybug · 1963Ladybug Ladybug
★ 6.91963
MovieDrama
The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack.
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