Marc Behm (12 January 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey – 12 July 2007 in Fort-Mahon-Plage, France) was an American novelist, actor, and screenwriter, who lived as an expatriate in France. Behm co-wrote the screenplay for the Beatles' Help! (1965) and conceived the story for the film Charade (1963). His best and most well-known literary work is the crime novel Eye of the Beholder (1980), which was adapted twice for the screen, in 1983 and in 1999.
Behm developed a fascination for French culture while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later had acting roles on several television programmes in France before moving there permanently.
Bibliography The Queen of the Night (1977) The Eye of the Beholder (1980) The Ice Maiden (1983) Afraid to Death (1991) Off the Wall (1991) Seek To Know No More (1993) Crabs (1994)
Filmography Source: 1961: The Return of Doctor Mabuse - screenplay 1963: Charade - story 1965: Help! - story 1965: The Party's Over - screenplay 1966: Trunk to Cairo - screenplay 1967: The Blonde from Peking - screenplay 1969: The Thirteen Chairs - screenplay 1971: Someone Behind the Door - screenplay 1972: The Mad Bomber - screenplay 1974: Piaf - screenplay 1982: Hospital Massacre aka X-Ray - screenplay 1983: Deadly Circuit - book 1999: Eye of the Beholder - book
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