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Dean Riesner | Obituaries | Guardian Unlimited Riesner's writing meshed so smoothly with theirs that he went on to script many of the best films each directed, as well as their most successful collaboration, Dirty Harry (1971). Riesner melded a Dirty Harry script, which had been left for the star at Eastwood's Hog's Breath Inn, with Sterling Silliphant's concept of a female partner for Harry to create The Enforcer (1976), the best of the Harry sequels. Riesner was credited on The Helen Morgan Story (1957) and Paris Holiday (1958), but in the 1950s and 1960s wrote TV shows like Rawhide, Lawman, the medical drama Ben Casey, and The Outer Limits. www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,783009,00.html   (723 words)

Dean Riesner, wrote Eastwood screenplays Riesner was born in New York City, the son of silent film director Charles Riesner. Riesner served in the Coast Guard in the Pacific during World War II before returning to screenwriting and acting. Riesner moved on to television, writing scripts for such popular series as "Lawman," "Ben Casey," "The Outer Limits" and "Rawhide," where he first encountered Eastwood. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/09/03/BA50482.DTL   (475 words)

Dean Riesner - Moviefone The son of prolific silent film director Charles Riesner, child actor turned popular screenwriter Dean Riesner would pen one of cinema's most... Dean Riesner on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Born in New York, Riesner's father was a silent film director and Dean began acting onscreen at the age of five. movies.aol.com /celebrity/dean-riesner/107916/main   (104 words)

Dean Riesner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918-August 18, 2002) was a prolific American film and television writer. Riesner continued to write into the 80's, though most of his work from this time period went uncredited. Riesner died in 2002 in Encino, California from natural causes. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dean_Riesner   (311 words)

[Deathwatch] Dean Riesner, screenwriter, 83 The New York native's father, Charles, was a silent film director who helmed more than 40 features, including "Steamboat Bill Jr." Dean Riesner's career began at age 5 when Charles Chaplin cast him in "The Pilgrim" as Dinky Riesner. In 1947 Riesner wrote and directed a short film titled "Bill and Coo," a live-action story about two birds terrorized by an evil crow; the picture won a special Academy Award in 1948. His final credit came in 1987 with the Whoopi Goldberg/ Sam Elliott comedy "Fatal Beauty." Riesner, whose wife, Marie, died a few years ago, is survived by several nieces and nephews. slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2002-August/000220.html   (206 words)

Dinky Dean Riesner with Charlie Chaplin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Dean Riesner passed away on August 18, 2002, in his home in Encino, California. Riesner's first film starring Eastwood was the 1968 detective feature "Coogan's Bluff." He also wrote "Play Misty for Me" (1971), the "Dirty Harry" (1971) screenplay and "The Enforcer" (1976), a sequel to the Dirty Harry saga about a San Francisco police officer. Riesner, born in New York, was the son of silent film director Charles Riesner. ednapurviance.org /dinkyfrench.html   (620 words)

Wordlab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) During World War II, Riesner served in the Coast Guard, before returning to writing and acting. But it was not until the early 1970s that Riesner became more widely known for his screenplays. It was he who wrote such lines as "You have to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" and "Go ahead, make my day" after being brought in by the director Don Siegel as the fifth screenwriter on Dirty Harry. www.wordlab.com /2004/06/get-medieval-dinky-dean-riesner-who.cfm   (436 words)

VH1.com : Movies : Person : Dean Riesner : Biography Though he would appear in a few films in the years to follow, a comment made by Riesner's mother to his father concerning the youngster's enjoyment of his childhood years resulted in a brief departure from the screen; he later made his screenwriting debut with 1939's Code of the Secret Service. Occasionally returning to the screen as an actor for such efforts as The Cobra Strikes (1948) and Operation Haylift (1950), Dinky Dean, as he had come to be known, also penned scripts for such memorable television series as Rawhide, Ben Casey, and The Outer Limits. Though the tale of a pair of birds stalked by a malevolent crow captured the imaginations of audiences and children alike, Riesner would never return to the director's chair. www.vh1.com /movies/person/95541/bio.jhtml   (406 words)

Quote Details: Dean Riesner: Go ahead, make my... - The Quotations Page Quote Details: Dean Riesner: Go ahead, make my... Dean Riesner, Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry in "Sudden Impact", 1983 Log in using the form to the left, or register as a new user. www.quotationspage.com /quote/11249.html   (67 words)

wendago.com // essays. He was born in 1918 (as he'll mention in a moment) and he passed away in his sleep at his house in Encino on August 18 of 2002. He was told by one of the wisenheimers that he was huddled with that she was with the New York Company of the show and my old man said, "Not if they want Chuck Riesner in Chicago, she's not!" And apparently they wanted him badly enough to switch her to the Chicago Company. It said, "Dear Mouse, this letter will introduce Dean Riesner and if you don't give him a job I will pee on you." When I gave the letter to Mister Hart, the play was already in rehearsal, but he hired me instantly. www.wendago.com /essays/archives/000834.html   (10591 words)

Dean Riesner Photos - Dean Riesner News - Dean Riesner Information Alias Name(s): Dean Reisner, Dean Franklin Resiner, Dinky Dean, Dinky Reisner, Dean E. Riesner, Dean Franklin A bad break for Tom turns into good luck when he meets Kay and they begin to fall in love. Tell the world what you think of Dean Riesner, write a review for this person. www.tv.com /dean-riesner/person/66797/summary.html   (122 words)

Biography for Dean Riesner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) At the age of five Dean Riesner was a child actor (Dinky Dean) in films such as The Pilgrim with Charles Chaplin. Dean's father, Charles Reisner, directed silent films, which granted the young Dean into the homes of both Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Dean would have continued as a child actor had his mother not told his father, "Let the boy have his childhood". cruel.imdb.com /name/nm0726364/bio   (260 words)

Re: "Dinky" Dean Riesner The author of the line was "Dinky" Dean Riesner, screenwriter, 1918-2002. An online obitutary says: "'Dinky' Dean Riesner, who has died aged 83, was a child star of the 1920s and later a successful screenwriter, best known for the Clint Eastwood films 'Dirty Harry' and 'Play Misty for Me' (both 1971). It was he who wrote such lines as "You have to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?'* (Dirty Harry) and 'Go ahead, make my day' after being brought in by the director Don Siegel as the fifth screenwriter on Dirty Harry. www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/38/messages/2186.html   (527 words)

CNN.com - Showbuzz - August 28, 2002 Bolton, whose star was No. 2,203 on the Walk of Fame, is scheduled to perform at several venues in Southern California through the week. HOLLYWOOD, California (Reuters) -- Hollywood screenwriter Dean Riesner, who came up with the immortal Clint Eastwood line "Do you feel lucky, punk?" died August 18 of natural causes at his Encino, California, home, Variety reports. Riesner also penned the Nick Nolte/Peter Strauss hit miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" in 1976 and then carved a successful niche for himself as a script doctor, working uncredited on such features as "Das Boot," "Blue Thunder" and "Starman." archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/News/08/28/showbuzz/index.html   (658 words)

Charley Varrick (1973) | The Stop Button He had a good screenwriter (Dean Riesner) and a fantastic supporting cast. The disconnection may come from Riesner’s writing style on Siegel’s films--he and Siegel would lay out all the scripts (by various writers) and cut paste what they liked. I have no idea whether or not they did it on Charley Varrick (my copy of Siegel’s autobiography is in storage somewhere) but it feels like they did. www.thestopbutton.com /indices/film_by_title/charley_varrick_1973.html   (483 words)

Dean Riesner Movies - Dean Riesner Film - Dean Riesner TV Shows Dean Riesner Movies - Dean Riesner Film - Dean Riesner TV Shows This list contains all contributed appearances for Dean Riesner. All appearances can be made at the individual TV Show or episode level. www.tv.com /dean-riesner/person/66797/appearances.html   (63 words)

FRYS.com | Alpha Video-DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Composer Hoyt Curtin would later go on to write the television theme songs for The Flintstones and The Jetsons. Bit player Dinky Dean Riesner (credited here as "Dean Reisner") had, like Coogan, worked as a child actor with Charles Chaplin. Later he would become a successful screenwriter, working on such Clint Eastwood classics as Dirty Harry. www.outpost.com /product/3590324   (382 words)

Dean Riesner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) At the age of five Dean Riesner was a child actor (Dinky Dean) in films... Dinky Dean / Dink Dean / Dean Franklin / Dean Reisner / Dinky Reisner / Dean Franklin Resiner / Dean E. Riesner Mesa of Lost Women (1953) (as Dean Reisner).... us.imdb.com /Name?Riesner,+Dean   (286 words)

The Patriot Resource Western TV Series: Cheyenne Season 1 Episodes Cheyenne makes some new amigos when he aids a Mexican town caught in the grip of a viscious gang. A cowardly major decides to traverse the burning desert to avoid an Indian war party. Written by Dean Riesner; Story by Roy Huggins and Dean Riesner; Directed by Richard Bare; 5/15/56; www.patriotresource.com /tv/western/cheyenne/episodes.html   (529 words)

Dean Riesner Filmography - Movie World DB Dean Riesner Filmography - Movie World DB home Beijing plans to spread the message of "cultural harmony" by spending a whopping 10 billion dollars to build 100 Confucius Centres across the world by 2010. LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson showed the world the mercilessly bloody... movies.wn.com /cast/Dean_Riesner.html   (94 words)

Amazon.com: John Carpenter's Starman: A Novel: Books: Alan Dean Foster,Raynold Gideon,Bruce A. Evans,Dean Riesner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are. by Alan Dean Foster (Adapter), Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans, Dean Riesner Keep connected to what's happening in the world of books by signing up for Amazon.com Books Delivers, our monthly subscription e-mail newsletters. www.amazon.com /John-Carpenters-Starman-Alan-Foster/dp/0446325988   (786 words)

Dean Riesner - Channel 4 Film   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Harry Julian Fink, Dean Riesner, Rita M Fink The first two and the fourth Harry Potter films. Get the Top 10 must see movies feed www.channel4.com /film/reviews/person.jsp?id=30607   (51 words)

Past Winners Database Dirty Harry - Harry Julian Fink, Rita Fink, Dean Riesner Columbo: Murder by the Book - Steven Bochco By visiting this site you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy theenvelope.latimes.com /extras/lostmind/year/1971/1971ed.htm   (58 words)

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