Wyllis Cooper was born on January 26, 1899 in Pekin, Illinois, USA as Wyllis Oswald Cooper. He was a writer and producer, known for Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Phantom Creeps (1939) and Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937). He was married to Emily C. Beveridge. He died on June 22, 1955 in High Bridge, New Jersey, USA.
June 22, 1955, High Bridge, New Jersey, United States
Place Of Birth
Pekin, Illinois, USA
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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Better known for his radio scripts than his screenplays, Cooper was the creator and frequent writer of the famous "Lights Out" horror-anthology series, which began on American radio in 1934 and continued in that medium for thirteen years, also transferring to television (where it was rather less popular) in the late 1940s.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quiet, Please: The Evening & the Morning
2009
Short radio play
The Son of Frankenstein
1966
Short screenplay - archive footage, as Willis Cooper
Lights Out
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1951 story - 1 episode, 1946
Escape
1950
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Volume One
1949
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Phantom Creeps
1939
story - as Willis Cooper
Son of Frankenstein
1939
screenplay - as Willis Cooper
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
original story - as Willis Cooper
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
screen play - as Willis Cooper
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
additional original dialogue - uncredited / revisions - uncredited
$1.4 Million
