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Arch Oboler (December 7, 1907 – March 19, 1987) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in radio, films, theater, and television. He generated much attention with his radio scripts, particularly the horror series Lights Out, and his work in radio remains the outstanding period of ...
Arch Oboler (1909-1987) was a prolific and versatile American writer, director and producer of radio, TV and film. He created and wrote for the classic horror series Lights Out and Bwana Devil, the first 3-D movie.
Oct 11, 2020 · This upload contains 53 episodes of plays written by the prolific Arch Oboler. Also known as a writer for the series, Lights Out, Arch Oboler's plays were also aired as a separate series on three separate occasions, 1939-1940, 1945, and 1964.
Feb 5, 2009 · While in Kenya, Oboler became fascinated with The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (1907), written by adventurer and Zionist J.H. Patterson. The story was based on a real incident in which two lions hunted and killed, in tandem, builders of the Uganda Railway in Tsavo, Kenya.
Mar 21, 1987 · Arch Oboler, one of early radio’s leading writers who stirred imaginations and set millions of listeners on edge with such suspense shows as “Lights Out,” has died, it was learned Friday.
Arch Oboler was a pioneer of radio horror and a critic of fascism. Learn about his life, career, and legacy as a writer of weird fiction, comedy, and polemics.
Arch Oboler was a writer and director of radio and film, known for his horror and science fiction stories. He wrote and directed the first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil (1952), and hosted the popular radio show "Lights Out".
