WRITER · FROM PHILADELPHIA, USA
Clifford Odets
1906–196314 credits since 19361 coming up
MelancholicBittersweetGrittyTensePeriod piece
ABOUT CLIFFORD
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, director, screenwriter, and actor.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born18 July 1906
Died18 August 1963
BirthplacePhiladelphia, USA
Known forWriting
On Cineora6 of 12 titles
Known for
The titles people know Clifford from.
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
MovieComing up
What Clifford is working on next.
National Theatre Live: Golden BoyWriterOut Nov 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 6
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- Sweet Smell of SuccessIMDb 8.0
- Working since
- 1936
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1980s
3 titles
Writer
Writer · 2 episodes
Writer
The 1970s
2 titles
Writer
Writer
The 1960s
1 title · IMDb 6.3 on averageMovieScreenplay
The 1950s
2 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average
Director · Writer
MovieScreenplay
The 1940s
3 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageMovieScreenplay
MovieScreenplay
MovieDirector · Writer
The 1930s
1 title · IMDb 6.4 on averageMovieScreenplay
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Clifford’s titles.
Nicholas MusuracaCinematographer · Clash by Night, Deadline at Dawn and 1 more
Cary GrantNotorious and None But the Lonely Heart
William HoldenThe Country Girl and Golden Boy
Barbara StanwyckClash by Night and Golden Boy
Joseph CalleiaDeadline at Dawn and Golden Boy
J. Carrol NaishClash by Night and Humoresque
Roman BohnenNone But the Lonely Heart and Deadline at Dawn
Roy WebbComposer · Notorious and Clash by Night
