Author Robert Dozier dies at 81

By VARIETY STAFF Film author Robert Dozier, who labored in film and television, penning Otto Preminger's "The Cardinal" and dealing just like a author and producer on David Janssen TV series "Harry O," died Jan. 6 at his home on Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) carrying out a extended illness. He was 81. Dozier began behave as a movie author through the golden ages of television. His first large success incorporated the 1955 script for "Deal a Blow," the semi-autobiographical story from the conflicted relationship between an overbearing father and also the boy that broadcast survive CBS. He modified that script into director John Frankenheimer's 1957 film "The Youthful Stranger." Through the 19 fifties and early sixties Dozier also written for anthology shows for instance "Studio One inch Hollywood," "Four Star Playhouse" and "G.E. True Theater." Dozier championed the underdog within the work, just like, for example, the 1957 "Kaiser Aluminum Hour" segment "An Authentic Fine Innovative,In . the story of soldiers who must deal with the ceaseless bullying from the sergeant based on Dozier's encounters inside the Military. After penning cases of "Thriller" and "Have Gun -- Will Travel," Dozier saw two films released in 1963: Ronald Neame's "I Really Could Continue Singing," starring Judy Garland, he received story credit, and "The Cardinal," he modified the script from Henry Morton Robinson's novel. The 2nd concerned a Boston-born priest fighting in the hate and prejudice he sees in society. Dozier ongoing in television, writing cases of "Batman" in 1966 (his father, William Dozier, was producer in the show) in addition to "Serta August," starring Burt Reynolds, in 1970. Later he written cases of the first "Hawaii Five-O." He modified Elmore Leonard's novel for your 1969 film "The Big Bounce," starring Ryan O'Neal. His modified script for 1972's "When the Tales Die" concerned a u . s . states Indian round the rodeo circuit. Furthermore to "Harry O," he was producer of television series including "The Contender," "Inspector Perez," "Contest" and "The Devlin Connection" with Rock Hudson. More youthful crowd written telepic scripts including "Incident in San Francisco Bay Area,In . for ABC "Dead Males Tell No Tales," for CBS and "Pursuit" for ABC. Robert James Dozier was elevated in Hollywood. His father will be a TV producer who started just like a literary agent in La, when Dozier was youthful, he required in in as authors including F. Scott Fitzgerald bantered forward and backward inside the family's living room. After graduation from Beverly Slopes Secondary School, Dozier spent some time at Brown U. throughout service while using U.S. Military in Germany, he gained documentaries for your signal corps. He outdated from showbiz in 1989. Throughout his career he aided nurture the Authors Guild to help safeguard authors and lift their standing. Dozier is managed to get by his wife, actress Diana Muldaur three sons, Harold, Aaron and Brendan, from his first marriage his sister Deborah Dozier Potter, daughter of stepmother Joan Fontaine his stepmother more than fifty years, actress Ann Rutherford, and her daughter Gloria May. Donations may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute for Prostate Cancer Research, proper proper care of Dr. Taplin, or Pet Shelter of Martha's Vineyard. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com