Marc Behm
Marc Behm (12 January 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey – 12 July 2007 in Fort-Mahon-Plage, France)[1] 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.[2]
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Source:[3]
- 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
[edit]- ↑ Jakubowski, Maxim (2007-09-21). "A writer lost to translations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Burr, Ty (28 January 2000). "Eye of the Beholder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Hawtree, Christopher (2007-10-30). "Marc Behm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2007 deaths
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- American crime fiction writers
- American expatriates in France
- American male screenwriters
- Military personnel from Trenton, New Jersey
- Novelists from New Jersey
- Screenwriters from New Jersey
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Writers from Trenton, New Jersey