D. D. Beauchamp

Daniel D. Beauchamp (August 25, 1908 – March 20, 1969) was an American screenwriter for film and TV.

Biography

Daniel D. Beachaump was born in Fairmount, Indiana, to Daniel D. Beauchamp and Alea Wigner.[1]

In the 1930s, Beauchamp wrote fiction and published stories in The Saturday Evening Post.[1] He published a short story titled "Journey at Sunrise" in Good Housekeeping, which was later adapted for the screen as Father Makes Good.[2]

In 1933, Beauchamp was living in Helena, Montana. In September of that year, he married Eileen Sousa, the granddaughter of John Philip Sousa via his son John Philip Sousa Jr. Following the wedding, they planned to move to Mexico City.[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Credit	Notes	Ref.
1947	The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap	Story	Co-Wrote Story with William Bowers	[3]
1948	River Lady	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with William Bowers	[4]
	Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'	Story, Screenplay
1949	Henry, the Rainmaker	Story
	Leave It to Henry	Story, Screenplay
1950	Father Makes Good	Written	Based on his story "Journey at Sunrise"	[2]
	The Golden Gloves Story	Story	Co-Wrote Story with William F. Sellers	[5]
	Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion	Story		[6]
	Father's Wild Game	Story, Screenplay	Based on his story "A-Hunting We Will Go"
1951	Belle Le Grand	Screenplay		[7]
	Father Takes the Air	Screenplay
1952	The San Francisco Story	Screenplay	Based on the 1949 novel Vigilante by Richard Summers	[8]
1953	Gunsmoke	Screenplay	Based on the novel Roughshod By Norman A. Fox
	Abbott and Costello Go to Mars	Story, Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Howard Christie and John Grant
	Law and Order	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with John Bagni and Gwen Bagni	[9]
	Son of Belle Starr	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Jack DeWitt and William Raynor
	The Man from the Alamo	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Steve Fisher
	The All American	Screenplay
1954	She Couldn’t Say No	Story, Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with William Bowers and Richard Flournoy
	Ride Clear of Diablo	Screenplay	Additional Dialogue
	Rails Into Laramie	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Joseph Hoffman
	Jesse James' Women	Story, Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Don "Red" Barry and William R. Cox
	Destry	Screenplay	Based on the novel Destry Rides Again By Max Brand, Co-Wrote Screenplay with Edmund H. North
	Port of Hell	Story	Co-Wrote Story with Gil Doud
1955	Man Without a Star	Screenplay	Based on the novel of the same name by Dee Linford, Co-Wrote Screenplay with Borden Chase
	Tennessee's Partner	Screenplay	Based on the short story "Tennessee's Partner" By Bret Harte
1956	Massacre	Screenplay
	The Rawhide Years	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Earl Felton and Robert Presnell, Jr.
	Yaqui Drums	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Jo Pagano
1957	Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend	Written	Co-Wrote Screenplay with John Tucker Battle
1960	For the Love of Mike	Written
	Natchez Trace	Story, Screenplay	Co-Wrote Story and Screenplay with William R. Cox
1966	Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider	Story, Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Jack Guss
1968	A Man Called Gannon	Screenplay	Co-Wrote Screenplay with Borden Chase and Gene R. Kearney
1972	The Bull of The West	Screenplay

Television

Year	TV Series	Credit	Notes
1953	Four Star Playhouse	Writer	2 Episodes
1955	Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson	Writer	1 Episode
	So This Is Hollywood	Writer	1 Episode
	Father Knows Best	Writer	1 Episode
1955-56	Cheyenne	Writer	2 Episodes
1956	Screen Directors Playhouse	Writer	1 Episode
	Celebrity Playhouse	Writer	2 Episodes
	Ford Television Theater	Writer	1 Episode
1957	Zane Grey Theater	Writer	1 Episode
1957-59	Trackdown	Writer	7 Episodes
1958	Yancy Derringer	Writer
	Telephone Time	Writer	1 Episode
1958-59	Tales of Wells Fargo	Writer	3 Episodes
1958-60	Bat Masterson	Writer	4 Episodes
1959	Tombstone Territory	Writer	1 Episode
1959-60	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Writer	9 Episodes
1960-61	Stagecoach West	Writer, Story Consultant	38 Episodes
1962	Rawhide	Writer	1 Episode
	The Tall Man	Writer	1 Episode
1963	Temple Houston	Writer	1 Episode
	The Virginian	Writer	1 Episode
1965-69	Daniel Boone	Writer	29 Episodes
1967	Gentle Ben	Writer	1 Episode

References

1. "Eileen Sousa is Married in N. Y." The Bergen Evening Record. September 6, 1933. p. 17. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
2. "Father Makes Good". Motion Picture Herald: 331. June 10, 1950. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
3. THOMAS F BRADY (Feb 20, 1947). "BETTY HUTTON GETS 'DREAM GIRL' ROLE". New York Times. ProQuest 107814168.
4. "River Lady". Motion Picture Herald: 4153. May 8, 1948. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
5. "The Golden Gloves Story". Motion Picture Herald: 278. April 29, 1950. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
6. "Abbott & Costello in the Foreign legion". Motion Picture Herald: 389. July 15, 1950. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
7. Schallert, Edwin (July 7, 1950). "Peter B. Kyne Story to Star Ralston, Carroll". Los Angeles Times. Part II, p. 7. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
8. Scott, John L. (May 17, 1952). "Action Keys Film Drama at Warners". Los Angeles Times. Part I, p. 9. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
9. Scheuer, Philip K. (May 14, 1953). "'Law, Order' Maintained by Reagan". Los Angeles Times. Part III, p. 11. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

External links

• D. D. Beauchamp at IMDb
• D.D. Beauchamp at BFI