Cornell Woolrich

1903–1968 · American author and screenwriter

Cornell George Hopley Woolrich was an American novelist and short story writer, also known under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley. His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich the fourth best crime writer of his day, behind Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler.

Cornell Woolrich, in order

1. 1934 Manhattan Love Song: wrote · directed by Leonard Fields
2. 1938 Convicted: wrote · directed by Leon Barsha
3. 1944 Phantom Lady: wrote · directed by Robert Siodmak
4. 1946 Black Angel: wrote · directed by Roy William Neill
5. 1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes: wrote · directed by John Farrow
6. 1952 No abras nunca esa puerta: wrote · directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
7. 1954 Rear Window: wrote · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 99%, audiences 95%
8. 1957 Escapade: wrote · directed by Ralph Habib
9. 1968 The Bride Wore Black: wrote · directed by François Truffaut
10. 1974 Martha: wrote · directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
11. 1975 Sex Pot: wrote · directed by Giorgio Capitani
12. 1998 Rear Window (TV movie): wrote · directed by Jeff Bleckner
13. 2001 Original Sin: wrote · directed by Michael Cristofer