James Prideaux, who went from short-story writer to penning Broadway plays and TV movies, has died. He was 87. The WGA said he died Wednesday at West Hills (CA) Medical Center after a major stroke. Born on August 29, 1927, in Indiana, Prideaux moved to New York initially to pursue an acting career but gravitated toward writing short stories for Ladies Home Journal and Playboy. He eventually became a me…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:02PM on November 20, 2015