Marc Behm

American screenwriter

Marc Behm (12 January 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey – 12 July 2007 in Fort-Mahon-Plage, France) was an American novelist, actor, and screenwriter, who lived as an expatriate in France. Behm co-wrote the screenplay for the Beatles' Help! (1965) and conceived the story for the film Charade (1963). His best and most well-known literary work is the crime novel Eye of the Beholder (1980), which was adapted twice for the screen, in 1983 and in 1999.

Behm developed a fascination for French culture while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later had acting roles on several television programmes in France before moving there permanently.

Bibliography

  • The Queen of the Night (1977)
  • The Eye of the Beholder (1980)
  • The Ice Maiden (1983)
  • Afraid to Death (1991)
  • Off the Wall (1991)
  • Seek To Know No More (1993)
  • Crabs (1994)

Filmography[1]

  • 1961: The Return of Doctor Mabuse - screenplay
  • 1963: Charade - story
  • 1965: Help! - story
  • 1965: The Party's Over - screenplay
  • 1966: Trunk to Cairo - screenplay
  • 1967: The Blonde from Peking - screenplay
  • 1969: The Thirteen Chairs - screenplay
  • 1971: Someone Behind the Door - screenplay
  • 1972: The Mad Bomber - screenplay
  • 1974: Piaf - screenplay
  • 1982: Hospital Massacre aka X-Ray - screenplay
  • 1983: Deadly Circuit - book
  • 1999: Eye of the Beholder - book

References

  1. ^ Hawtree, Christopher (2007-10-30). "Marc Behm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  • Behm's works and achievements

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  • Marc Behm at IMDb
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