Jerome Bixby
Writer · Died April 28, 1998, aged 75 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby (January 11, 1923 in Los Angeles, California – April 28, 1998 in San Bernardino, California) was an American short story writer, editor and scriptwriter, best known for his work in science fiction. He also wrote many westerns and used the pseudonyms D. B. Lewis, Harry Neal, Albert Russell, J. Russell, M. St. Vivant, Thornecliff Herrick and Alger Rome (for one collaboration with Algis Budrys). He is most famous for the 1953 story "It's a Good Life" which was the basis for a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and which was included in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He also wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the classic sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), television series, and novel by Isaac Asimov were based. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerome Bixby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 11, 1923
- April 28, 1998 (aged 75)
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Jerome Bixby's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jerome Bixby's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jerome Bixby's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Man from Earth(2007)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Twilight Zone: The Movie(1983)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Star Trek(1966)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Fantastic Voyage(1966)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Rampage(1963)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Lost Missile(1958)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Tales of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1958 to 2017.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jerome Bixby's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jerome Bixby's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jerome Bixby work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jerome Bixby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Peach shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard SchenkmanShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Schenkman
- Edward L. CahnShared titles: Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Edward L. Cahn
Actors
- David Lee SmithShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with David Lee Smith
- William KattShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with William Katt
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kenneth PeachShared titles: Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), The Lost Missile (1958)See all 3 shared titles with Kenneth Peach
- Mark Hinton StewartShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Hinton Stewart
- Gerald FriedShared titles: Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), The Lost Missile (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Gerald Fried
- Grant WhytockShared titles: Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Grant Whytock
Producers
- Emerson BixbyShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Emerson Bixby
- Eric D. WilkinsonShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Eric D. Wilkinson
- Edward SmallShared titles: Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Small
- Robert E. KentShared titles: Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Robert E. Kent