Maxwell Shane (August 26, 1905 – October 25, 1983) was an American movie and television director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Before embarking in a career in show business, Shane studied law at USC and UCLA law schools. He later became a journalist and moved on to become a Hollywood publicist. Along with David Hillman (father of musician Chris Hillman), he founded the Hillman-Shane Advertising Agency, in Los Angeles. Shane later became a screenwriter. Most of his early work was for forgettable low-budget films. Becoming a director in 1947, he worked on noirish films, as a writer or director, like Hell's Island, Fear in the Night and the remake Nightmare. Shane scripted City Across the River, the 1949 film of Irving Shulman's The Amboy Dukes, and directed 1955's The Naked Street, starring Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft. In 1960, he became a writer-producer for the Boris Karloff anthology television series Thriller. Awards References External links 1905 births 1983 deaths Writers from Paterson, New Jersey UCLA School of Law alumni USC Gould School of Law alumni American male screenwriters American television directors Film producers from New Jersey 20th-century American businesspeople Film directors from New Jersey Screenwriters from New Jersey 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters Television producers from New Jersey