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]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.