Arthur Weiss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Weiss

American scriptwriter

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1980

Profession: screenwriter, writer, author

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Arthur Weiss (13 June 1912 – 26 August 1980) was an American script writer for two decades on action/adventure TV shows like Mission: Impossible, Mannix, The Fugitive, Super Friends, The Time Tunnel and Sea Hunt.
His most famous creation was the script for the movie Flipper in 1963, which became a TV series and was remade as a movie in 1996.
He also worked alongside Irwin Allen as a writer and producer for "disaster" TV films including Flood! and Fire!. In 1969 Weiss published the novel O'Kelly's Eclipse about the undefeated British racehorse Eclipse.Weiss married actress Fay Baker on 3 August 1940.
He divorced in 1965 and later married Patricia Jones.