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Dean Riesner
Writing
03 Nov 1918
† 18 Aug 2002
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Biography
Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky Dean". His most notable role was in Charlie Chaplin's 1923 film The Pilgrim. His career at this young age ended because his mother wanted her son to have a real childhood. As an adult, his first job in films was as a co-wr...
Also Known As
Dinky Dean, Dink Dean, Dean Franklin, Charles Reisner Jr., Dean Reisner
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Dean Riesner's Movies
69%
The Pilgrim
19 Feb 1923
73%
The Chaplin Revue
01 Sept 1959
50%
Assigned to Danger
19 May 1948
45%
The Traveling Saleswoman
15 Feb 1950
35%
Peck's Bad Boy
21 Apr 1921
67%
Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'
18 Sept 2001
85%
Hollywood
19 Aug 1923
50%
It's in the Air
10 Oct 1935
50%
Gunfire
12 Aug 1950
50%
The Cobra Strikes
24 Apr 1948
60%
Everybody Dance
06 Sept 1936
0%
Grief
01 May 1921
0%
Square Shoulders
10 Mar 1929
0%
A Prince of a King
13 Oct 1923
