Jerome Odlum

Jerome Odlum (August 6, 1905 – March 2, 1954) was an American writer.

Odlum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]

He served a term in prison for forgery.[2] After his time in prison, he became a reporter and then managing editor of The Minneapolis News.[3]

Odlum was married in Minneapolis in 1937.[4] His wife filed for divorce in 1939.[5]

He published a novel, Each Dawn I Die, in 1938. It was adapted to a film of the same name in 1939. Odlum then became a screenwriter. He was under contract to Paramount at $2,500 per month in 1939.[5] He wrote several more novels as well as film screenplays.

In 1952, it was reported that he would be writing for television.[6]

Jerome Odlum died on March 2, 1954.[1][7]

Works

Books
  • Each Dawn I Die. Indianapolis; New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1938.[8][9][10]
  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough. New York: Sheridan House, 1940.
  • Lady Sourdough. New York: Macmillan Co, 1941. By Frances Ella Fitz; as told to Jerome Odlum.
  • Night and No Moon. New York: Howell, Soskin, 1942.
  • The Morgue Is Always Open. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944.[11]
  • The Mirabilis Diamond. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945.
  • Private Detective. Sydney: Invincible Press, 194-?

Films

Television

References
  1. "Rites Set Tomorrow for Jerome Odlum". The Los Angeles Times. 1954-03-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. "Pictures: Jerome Odlum Jammed." Variety. Los Angeles Vol. 146, Iss. 6, (Apr 15, 1942): 20. Via Proquest.
  3. "JEROME ODLUM, 48, NOVELIST, IS DEAD; Author of Each, Dawn I Die' Also a Film Writer -- Once Minneapolis News Chief". The New York Times. 1954-03-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. "Jerome Odlum's Success Spoiled Him, Wife Says". The St. Louis Star and Times. 1939-12-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. "Pictures: Mrs. Jerome Odlum's $100 Alimony Demand." Variety. Vol. 137, Iss. 2, (Dec 20, 1939): 6. Via Proquest.
  6. "In This Corner with Cedric Adams". The Minneapolis Star. 1952-09-01. p. 52. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. "Jerome Odlum Dies". The Owensboro Messenger. 1954-03-05. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  8. "Prison Novel". Star Tribune. 1938-04-10. p. 53. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  9. "The Crime Sheet". The Province. 1938-05-14. p. 54. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  10. "In This Corner with Cedric Adams". The Minneapolis Star. 1939-01-12. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  11. "Crime & Cowboys". Star Tribune. 1944-06-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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