DeWitt Bodeen
DeWitt Bodeen was a film screenwriter and television writer best known for writing Cat People.Biography
Born Homer DeWitt Bodeen, he began his career as an actor and playwright before entering the film business.
In the late 1930s, he began working for RKO and worked his way up to a script writer. Other films include The Curse of the Cat People, The Seventh Victim, The Enchanted Cottage, I Remember Mama, and Billy Budd.
Beginning in the 1950s he moved to television, writing mainly for anthology shows including Robert Montgomery Presents, Climax!, and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars amongst others.
In the 1950s he was Val Dufour's companion, living with him.
He also wrote articles for the journal Films in Review.
He has been written about as a gay man, however a definite source appears difficult to find.
