George Batson was a prolific American playwright. Broadway titles include: RAMSHACKLE INN, which debuted at the Royale Theatre in 1944; MAGNOLIA ALLEY, which debuted at the Mansfield Theater in 1949; and A DATE WITH APRIL. Other titles include TREAT HER GENTLY (1941), EVERY FAMILY HAS ONE (1942), DOCTOR HAS A DAUGHTER (1943), HANGMAN’S NOOSE (1947), BROOM FOR THE BRIDE (1948), DANGEROUS NAN MCGREW (1949), I FOUND APRIL (1954), IT’S SPRING AGAIN (1947), MISS PRIVATE EYE (1951), THE TERRIBLE TURNERS (1951), THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF (1957), MURDER ON ARRIVAL (1958), DESIGN FOR MURDER (1960), and many others. As a screenwriter, he contributed to several television series, including “The Actor’s Studio,” “The Clock,” “Lights Out,” “The Bigelow Theater,” and “Climax.”
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