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John Gavin; screenwriter Joseph

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late Tony Perkins is included.

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directed the Danger classic "Knife in the
Dark" with Paul Newman, 25 when he
made "Private Worlds" with Claudette
Colbert for Climax, and 26 when he

jangled

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version of Cornell Woolrich's "Rendez¬
vous in Black." His features for the big
screen include Blrdman of Alcatraz, The

Manchurian Candidate, Seven

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May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix,
Black Sunday, The Holcroft Covenant and
18 others. He is still making TV spe¬
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