Art Wallace was an American television writer best known for his work on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. He began work in television in the 1940s, on the anthology series Studio One and Kraft Television Theater. Over the years, Wallace wrote for Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, Combat!, Star Trek, and many other shows. The teleplay on which Dark Shadows was based was called "The House" and was an episode of the anthology series Goodyear Playhouse in 1957. When Dan Curtis had the idea for Dark Shadows, he offered the job of producer to Art Wallace, who declined the job. Wallace offered to write the show and recommended Robert Costello for the job of producer. In 1966, working with Dan Curtis he wrote the bible and first eight weeks' worth of early episodes of Dark Shadows.[1] He wrote the next nine weeks of shows alternating with film writer Francis Swann.
Wallace was also a story consultant for the soap opera All My Children. His wife, Elizabeth Wallace, was a script writer on AMC during the 1980s.
Art Wallace was also the author of "Toby" which was used as reading material in elementary schools throughout the seventies and eighties, and less frequently up to today. "Toby" was re-released with new cover art as "Toby and the Phantoms of the Fourth Grade" just after his death.
He died in 1994.
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Valley Of Decision | Screenplay By | |
| 1970 | Toby | Written By | Television Movie |
| 1971 | Dr. Cook's Garden | Screenplay By | Television Movie, Based on the play by "Ira Levin" |
| A Tattered Web | Written By | Television Movie | |
| 1972 | She Waits | Written By | Television Movie |
| 1977 | The World of Darkness | Written By | |
| 1978 | The World Beyond | Written By, Executive Production Consultant | |
| 1980 | Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes | Screenplay By | |
| Back to the Planet of the Apes | Screenplay By | ||
| 1981 | Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase | Written By | Television Film |
| 1997 | Calculated Risk | Written By | |
| Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Studio One in Hollywood | Writer | |
| 1950 | Tom Corbett, Space Cadet | Writer | |
| 1953-54 | The Web | Writer | 8 episodes |
| 1955-56 | Justice | Writer | 4 episodes |
| Appointment with Adventure | Writer | 4 episodes | |
| 1956 | The Man Called X | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1956-60 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Writer | 12 episodes |
| 1957 | Men of Annapolis | Writer | 1 Episode |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Goodyear Television Playhouse | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| The New Adventures of Martin Kane | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Harbormaster | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Captain David Grief | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1960-61 | Hong Kong | Writer, producer, Associate Producer | |
| 1961-62 | Adventures in Paradise | Producer | 15 episodes |
| 1962 | Follow the Sun | Producer | 1 Episode |
| 1962-63 | Combat! | Writer | 2 episodes |
| Sam Benedict | Writer | 2 episodes | |
| 1962-64 | The Doctors and The Nurses | Writer, Story Consultant | |
| 1964 | Espionage | Writer | 1 Episode |
| The Lieutenant | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| Brenner | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1965 | For The People | Writer | 2 episodes |
| The Wackiest Ship in The Army | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1966-71 | Dark Shadows | Developer, Writer, Creator | Multiple Episodes |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | Writer | 1 Episode |
| Felony Squad | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| The Invaders | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1967-68 | Star Trek | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1970-71 | The Bill Cosby Show | Writer | 4 episodes |
| 1973 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Planet of The Apes | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Writer | 1 Episode | |
| 1977 | Little Vic | Writer | 1 Episode |
| 1978 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Writer | 5 episodes |
| 1985 | All My Children | Story Consultant | |
| 1989 | Nightmare Classics | Writer | 1 Episode |