Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak Curt Siodmak. Siodmak published many novels in Germany that were banned during the Nazi era. In 1992, the German government award Siodmak the Bundesverdienstkreuz Erster Klasse, the German equivalent of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The screenwriter told the Los Angeles Times (September 14, 1997): "They gave that to me because they couldn't catch and kill me back then [in the Nazi era]." Biography. German-born scenarist Curt Siodmak, who also directed several minor movies, distinguished himself writing scripts for imaginative horror pics, as well as visionary science fiction films. The young man from Dresden, with a doctorate in mathematics, came to Berlin, found work as a reporter and, as an extra, became the only journalist with access to Fritz Lang's closed of "Metropolis" (1927). His story (expanded by friend Billy Wilder) was the inspiration for "People on Sunday" (1929), one of the last notable German silents. The film, directed by brother Robert (in association with Edgar Ulmer), became a landmark in the development of the docudrama, using a neo-realistic documentary technique, authentic locations and amateur actors to tell a simple story about a day in the life of two German couples. The hand-held camerawork of cinematographer Eugene Schuftan (assisted by Fred Zinnemann) prefigured both the Italian neorealism of the 1940s and the French New Wave of the 50s. The success of "People on Sunday" led to contracts with UFA studio-head Erich Pommer (producer of "The Blue Angel") for the Siodmaks and their collaborators, and Curt worked alone and with his brother at UFA until 1933 when he fled Germany to escape fascism. Landing in Hollywood's emigre community in 1938, he found it easy to find work, despite English being his second language, and scored his first success as co-screenwriter of "The Invisible Man Returns" (1939). Siodmak's script for "The Wolf Man" (1941) introduced the legendary creature to the horror genre, and he also penned (alone or in tandem) such literate and engrossing delights as Jacques Tourneur's "I Walked with a Zombie," his brother's "Son of Dracula" (both 1943) and Robert Florey's "The Beast with Five Fingers" (1947), not to mention the post-war spy thriller, "Berlin Express" (1948). As a novelist in exile, unlike many of his fellow countrymen who continued writing in German, Siodmak made the difficult transition to English prose, publishing the seminal sci-fi novel "Donovan's Brain" in 1942. This tale of the first brain transplant spawned a radio adaptation by Orson Welles and four film versions, the best one arguably being "Donovan's Brain" (1953), starring Lew Ayres. Siodmak made his directorial debut with "The Bride of the Gorilla" (1951) and followed with perhaps his best effort, "The Magnetic Monster" (1953), lifting special effects for its stunning climax from the 1930s German film, "Gold," but his efforts at the helm were decidedly lackluster. It is as a screenwriter that he made his mark on film, combining elements of Gothic tales with German Expressionism, the style of his generation. Many of his stories centered on the concept of Harmatia, the Greek idea that humans must endure the whims of the gods. "We all have Harmatia in us," he wrote in his 1991 introduction to the publication of "The Wolf Man." "Life itself contains the curse of the Wolf Man: suffering without having been guilty." For his contributions to the cinema, the 1998 Berlin Film Festival honored Siodmak (along with his late brother Robert) with a retrospective and presented him with the Berlinale Camera, an award founded in 1986 to express the Festival's gratitude and appreciation for a celebrity to whom it feels particularly indebted. Donovan’s Brain (Pts. 1 & 2) — Curt Siodmak. Curt Siodmak (1902-2000) was born in Dresden, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1937 alarmed at the growing anti-Semitic rhetoric issuing from his homeland. After acquiring his citizenship he became an O.S.S. (Office of Strategic Services–the U.S. intelligence agency formed during WW II) operative in 1943. Siodmak worked in the propaganda department in Washington, D.C. writing leaflets denouncing Nazi Germany. A screenwriter at heart, and following some early film writing work in England, his first big break came when he wrote the screenplay for the horror classic The Wolf Man (1941). (He credited Boris Karloff for giving him the title.) His numerous science-fiction and horror film screenwriting credits are far too numerous to mention them all, but a few include Son of Dracula , I Walked with a Zombie , Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (all from 1943), Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949), The Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), the classic Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) and the German language Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes ( Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace ). He also not only wrote, but directed, among several other low-budget films of the 1950’s, such drive-in fare as 1957’s Love Slaves of the Amazon . Siodmak’s novel Donovan’s Brain was published in 1942 and was rewarded with immediate commercial success. I remember reading it in a tattered paperback reissue some thirty-five years or more ago and finding it an engrossing, page-turning read. (Of course, I have no idea how it might hold up now, but back then…!) Three movies have been made from the story: The Lady and the Monster (1944), Donovan’s Brain (1953) and the German Ein Toter sucht seiner Murder ( A Dead Man Seeks His Murderer ) filmed in America as The Brain (1962). Siodmak wrote the sequel to Donovan’s Brain entitled Hauser’s Memory in 1968. It became a made-for-tv movie in 1970 (coupling contemporary scientific plausibility with decidedly more political intrigue and overtones–an early politico/techno-thriller if you will), starring the Scots-born David McCallum in the updated scientist role. (McCallum co-starred with Robert Vaughn in the 1960’s hit tv series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Illya Kuryakin, and currently co-stars as coroner Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard in the hit tv series N.C.I.S. ). Donovan’s Brain was the first of its kind in that it dealt with the subject of the “ living brain” kept alive artificially, a subject which, since the novel’s appearance, has been explored and reworked endlessly in countless stories, comic books, television dramas, and on radio. Which brings us to this two-part adaptation of Donovan’s Brain which first aired on Suspense (1942-1962) on the consecutive Monday evenings of May 18th and 25th of 1944. (Part One was re-aired the following Thursday, May 21st, it should be noted.) The story tells of a scientist who has been experimenting with keeping alive the brains of small monkeys…with limited success. Fortune is kind to him when a financial genius (William H. Donovan) has been critically injured in an airplane crash near the scientist’s laboratory/home in the mountains near Phoenix, Arizona, where the dying tycoon is quickly transported ; and since it has been determined that Donovan cannot be saved and will die very soon anyway…well, you can guess what next transpires. (…Imagine, if you will, my following colorful description of the removal of Donovan’s brain, which is–but not entirely!–skipped over in its details, and remember that this is radio, the theater of the imagination, which is the medium’s greatest strength–the imagination of the listener). So…imagine the electrically powered, whizzing, circular surgeon’s saw (that mentioned in the story with its technical name–think round pizza-slicer with a razor-sharp, serrated edge) slowly circumnavigating its hand-held way horizontally around, and then carefully and completely through the upper half of the skull, exposing the (still alive, and vein-pulsing) brain, that which is then to be carefully removed following the severing of the brain stem–not forgetting to detach the eyes and then meticulously replace them in their sockets, and then finally re-attaching the skull cap, hair and all carefully smoothed over–for the certain-to-be superficial, rubber-stamped official coroner’s report. And last but not least the naked, exposed brain lowered into a large jar full of (some kind of, unnamed) liquid and attached to numerous tubes of bubbling nutrient fluids and electrical wires, and…this is just the beginning of what quickly evolves into a macabre series of events leading to the horrific and unexpected conclusion. The opening, stage-setting “scientific” sequences of Part I are all terrific, dramatically portrayed good fun (along with some timeless philosophical questions thrown in for good measure), and are not to be cavalierly dismissed out of hand for they lend color and background for what is to follow. Though the experimental (and obviously crude) medical science is charmingly, nostalgically hokey, who really cares how “Donovan’s Brain” is removed and then transplanted into its new home, when the real story is what happens after it is ? Curt Siodmak died in his sleep on September 2, 2000 at his 50-acre Three Rivers, California ranch, where he had lived since 1958. He had come a long way since his first big break with 1941’s The Wolf Man (starring Lon Chaney, Jr., pictured at right), and we can’t help but recall his famous rhyme that no one who has ever seen the movie can forget: The CBS radio network thought so highly of Donovan’s Brain (i.e. it fully recognized the popularity of the recent book and was not adverse to cashing in on its commercial appeal) that not only did it decide to flesh it out, grant it the justice it deemed deserving by running it in two installments, it brought in one of the heaviest hitters in all of radio (and film) to play the lead role of the mad scientist, Patrick Corey: Orson Welles. Herewith, the radio adaptation of Curt Siodmak’s Donovan’s Brain , Parts I and II. Donovans Brain by Siodmak Curt. Abridged on 2 cassettes; approx. 2 hours. Read by Michael Murphy. box is edgeworn; tapes Fine. Listen for Pleasure Inc., Ontario, 1985. Cassette. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovans Brain. Siodmak,Curt. Published by Tandem. Quantity available: 1. a good plus paperback. Creasing to cover. Copyright 1942, 1972 edition. Tandem. Donovan's Brain/Hauser's Memory/2 Complete Novels in 1: & Hauser's Memory. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Leisure Books (Mm) (1992) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. Leisure Books (Mm), 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by November 1961 Popular Library Eagle Books 1st Thus (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine. Quantity available: 1. Very Good + to Near Fine with a short, light corner crease top front & just a hint of soil rubbing at rear panel. Owner's albel inside front cover. Yet crisp & tight. November 1961 Popular Library Eagle Books 1st Thus, 1961. Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. 1st paperback edition. Good condition, moderate overall wear. Popular, 1961. Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Ed. Book. Donovan's Brain and Hauser's Memory. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Leisure Books, NY (1992) Used - Softcover Condition: VG. Quantity available: 1. Leisure Books, NY, 1992. Wraps. Condition: VG. 1st Paperback. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. ( Popular Book # G562 ); Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library., Canada (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good + Quantity available: 1. 160 pages. "A young scientist, a lovely woman and a brain with the immortal power of evil." >>Cover creasing. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Popular Library., Canada, 1961. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Mitchell HOOKS - Painted Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. Mass Market Paperback. Donovans Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Triangle Books. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fair. Quantity available: 1. New York: Triangle Books, 1944. Reprint. 12mo Hardcover 234 pgs. Good ex-library Book, Poor Dust Jacket. Inquire if you need further information. Triangle Books. Condition: Fair. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Berkeley Medallion Books (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. Good paperback creased 1969. Berkeley Medallion Books, 1969. Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. ( Berkley Medallion Book. # X1716 ); Siodmak, Curt. Published by Berkley Medallion Book., USA (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. 160 pages. "A young scientist, a lovely woman and a brain with the immortal power of evil." >>Cover creasing.; spine slant. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Berkley Medallion Book., USA, 1969. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraparound Painted Cover Art. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. Mass Market Paperback. Donovan's brain (Tandem sci-fi) Siodmak, Curt. Curt Siodmak. Published by Tandem Books (1972) Used - Softcover Condition: fine. Quantity available: 1. Donovan's brain (Tandem sci-fi) Siodmak, Curt. Tandem Books, 1972. Condition: fine. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain (A Mercury Mystery) Siodmak, Curt. Published by American Mercury (#87), New York (1942) Used - Softcover Condition: Good+ Quantity available: 1. Age-toned paper. Crimped at spine, lightly scuffed, still tight George Salter cover. good+, trade paperback, pict. brown covers 126 pgs. American Mercury (#87), New York, 1942. Soft cover. Condition: Good+. presumed 1st. Book. DONOVAN'S BRAIN (Experiment & Terror) SIODMAK, CURT. Published by berkley book, Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. 1716, very good -fine, , reading crease science fiction, paperback, berkley book, Paperback. Reprints Popular G-560. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, curt. Published by carroll & graf (1985) Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. near fine paperback, carroll & graf, 1985. Paperback. Donovan's Brain (Vintage Berkley, X-1716) Curt Siodmak. Published by Berkley (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Acceptable. Quantity available: 1. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. Berkley, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. donovan's brain. curt siodmak. Published by bantam, new york (1950) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. First edition, first printing, clean unmarked, light wear small tear on foot of spine, page block seperating from each other but still attached to binding. bantam, new york, 1950. Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing. (1961) Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. G-560 very good - fine, reading crease Cover art by Mitchell Hooks. paperback, Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing., 1961. Paperback. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Pulpless (1999) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Pulpless, 1999. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library G562, Canada (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Solid with a crease on the spine. Popular Library G562, Canada, 1961. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Donovan's Brain. SIODMAK Curt. Published by Corgi (1960) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. 2nd Corgi printing (SS853). Paperback. Good. Corgi, 1960. Soft Cover. Condition: Good. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Bantam Paperback (1950) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Bantam Paperback #819, First Printing, 16mo, 181 pages. Paperback editio in very good to very good+ condition. Size: 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Bantam Paperback, 1950. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Tandem Books, London (1972) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. 191 pp. Tandem Book 6525. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Chris Achilleos. This was filmed in 1953, directed by Felix Feist and starring Lew Ayres; Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Nancy Reagan (yes, that Nancy Reagan) and many more. It was also featured on an anthology-styled television series called Studio One in 1955, directed by Paul Nickell and starring Wendell Corey, June Dayton, Betty Furness and E. G. Marshall. Doomed by disease, mangled in a plane crash, there was no doubt that Donovan was dead. Yet his brain lived. An experimental scientist had achieved the ambition of his life. But there was more to Donovan's brain than an object floating in a tank of nutrient, liked to complex apparatus, able to perceive and think and, perhaps, reason. With grim inevitability it began to dominate its keeper, until the day came when someone walked with Donovan's gait, wrote his signature, knew his foulest secrets and could carry out his last, most bizarre plan. Tandem Books, London, 1972. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Chris Achilleos; (illustrator). First Printing - First Thus. Book. Donovan's Brain: 1st in the 'Dr Patrick Cory' series of books. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Transworld / Corgi (1960) Seller: bbs, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Contact seller. Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Quantity available: 1. � 1974: 1st in the 'Dr Patrick Cory' series of books. 2nd printing of 1952 edition. Corgi Books #SS853:- Synopsis: I am a prisoner in my own body! At first I had concentrated on the brain's orders, forcing myself to understand. During the second phase I learned to interpret its commands. Gradually I allowed Donovan's brain to direct my body. But now have lost control completely! The brain can walk my body in front of a car, throw it out of the window, put a bullet through my head with my own hands!:- Review(s): "makes your blood run cold" - Baltimore Sun:- (original cost 2'6). Transworld / Corgi, 1960. Paperback: 6�" x 4�". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: John Richards (illustrator). 1952 Edition. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt, Illustrated by C. Achilleos, Illustrated by Achilleos, C. Donovans Brain by Siodmak Curt, Used. Abridged on 2 cassettes; approx. 2 hours. Read by Michael Murphy. box is edgeworn; tapes Fine. Listen for Pleasure Inc., Ontario, 1985. Cassette. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovans Brain. Siodmak,Curt. Published by Tandem. Quantity available: 1. a good plus paperback. Creasing to cover. Copyright 1942, 1972 edition. Tandem. Donovan's Brain/Hauser's Memory/2 Complete Novels in 1: & Hauser's Memory. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Leisure Books (Mm) (1992) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. Leisure Books (Mm), 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by November 1961 Popular Library Eagle Books 1st Thus (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine. Quantity available: 1. Very Good + to Near Fine with a short, light corner crease top front & just a hint of soil rubbing at rear panel. Owner's albel inside front cover. Yet crisp & tight. November 1961 Popular Library Eagle Books 1st Thus, 1961. Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. 1st paperback edition. Good condition, moderate overall wear. Popular, 1961. Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Ed. Book. Donovan's Brain and Hauser's Memory. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Leisure Books, NY (1992) Used - Softcover Condition: VG. Quantity available: 1. Leisure Books, NY, 1992. Wraps. Condition: VG. 1st Paperback. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. ( Popular Book # G562 ); Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library., Canada (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good + Quantity available: 1. 160 pages. "A young scientist, a lovely woman and a brain with the immortal power of evil." >>Cover creasing. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Popular Library., Canada, 1961. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Mitchell HOOKS - Painted Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. Mass Market Paperback. Donovans Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Triangle Books. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fair. Quantity available: 1. New York: Triangle Books, 1944. Reprint. 12mo Hardcover 234 pgs. Good ex-library Book, Poor Dust Jacket. Inquire if you need further information. Triangle Books. Condition: Fair. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Berkeley Medallion Books (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. Good paperback creased 1969. Berkeley Medallion Books, 1969. Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. ( Berkley Medallion Book. # X1716 ); Siodmak, Curt. Published by Berkley Medallion Book., USA (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. 160 pages. "A young scientist, a lovely woman and a brain with the immortal power of evil." >>Cover creasing.; spine slant. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Berkley Medallion Book., USA, 1969. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraparound Painted Cover Art. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. Mass Market Paperback. Donovan's brain (Tandem sci-fi) Siodmak, Curt. Curt Siodmak. Published by Tandem Books (1972) Used - Softcover Condition: fine. Quantity available: 1. Donovan's brain (Tandem sci-fi) Siodmak, Curt. Tandem Books, 1972. Condition: fine. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain (A Mercury Mystery) Siodmak, Curt. Published by American Mercury (#87), New York (1942) Used - Softcover Condition: Good+ Quantity available: 1. Age-toned paper. Crimped at spine, lightly scuffed, still tight George Salter cover. good+, trade paperback, pict. brown covers 126 pgs. American Mercury (#87), New York, 1942. Soft cover. Condition: Good+. presumed 1st. Book. DONOVAN'S BRAIN (Experiment & Terror) SIODMAK, CURT. Published by berkley book, Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. 1716, very good -fine, , reading crease science fiction, paperback, berkley book, Paperback. Reprints Popular G-560. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, curt. Published by carroll & graf (1985) Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. near fine paperback, carroll & graf, 1985. Paperback. Donovan's Brain (Vintage Berkley, X-1716) Curt Siodmak. Published by Berkley (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Acceptable. Quantity available: 1. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. Berkley, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. donovan's brain. curt siodmak. Published by bantam, new york (1950) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. First edition, first printing, clean unmarked, light wear small tear on foot of spine, page block seperating from each other but still attached to binding. bantam, new york, 1950. Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing. (1961) Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. G-560 very good - fine, reading crease Cover art by Mitchell Hooks. paperback, Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing., 1961. Paperback. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Pulpless (1999) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Pulpless, 1999. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library G562, Canada (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Solid with a crease on the spine. Popular Library G562, Canada, 1961. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Donovan's Brain. SIODMAK Curt. Published by Corgi (1960) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. 2nd Corgi printing (SS853). Paperback. Good. Corgi, 1960. Soft Cover. Condition: Good. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Bantam Paperback (1950) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Bantam Paperback #819, First Printing, 16mo, 181 pages. Paperback editio in very good to very good+ condition. Size: 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Bantam Paperback, 1950. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Tandem Books, London (1972) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. 191 pp. Tandem Book 6525. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Chris Achilleos. This was filmed in 1953, directed by Felix Feist and starring Lew Ayres; Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Nancy Reagan (yes, that Nancy Reagan) and many more. It was also featured on an anthology-styled television series called Studio One in 1955, directed by Paul Nickell and starring Wendell Corey, June Dayton, Betty Furness and E. G. Marshall. Doomed by disease, mangled in a plane crash, there was no doubt that Donovan was dead. Yet his brain lived. An experimental scientist had achieved the ambition of his life. But there was more to Donovan's brain than an object floating in a tank of nutrient, liked to complex apparatus, able to perceive and think and, perhaps, reason. With grim inevitability it began to dominate its keeper, until the day came when someone walked with Donovan's gait, wrote his signature, knew his foulest secrets and could carry out his last, most bizarre plan. Tandem Books, London, 1972. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Chris Achilleos; (illustrator). First Printing - First Thus. Book. Donovan's Brain: 1st in the 'Dr Patrick Cory' series of books. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Transworld / Corgi (1960) Seller: bbs, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Contact seller. Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Quantity available: 1. � 1974: 1st in the 'Dr Patrick Cory' series of books. 2nd printing of 1952 edition. Corgi Books #SS853:- Synopsis: I am a prisoner in my own body! At first I had concentrated on the brain's orders, forcing myself to understand. During the second phase I learned to interpret its commands. Gradually I allowed Donovan's brain to direct my body. But now have lost control completely! The brain can walk my body in front of a car, throw it out of the window, put a bullet through my head with my own hands!:- Review(s): "makes your blood run cold" - Baltimore Sun:- (original cost 2'6). Transworld / Corgi, 1960. Paperback: 6�" x 4�". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: John Richards (illustrator). 1952 Edition. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt, Illustrated by C. Achilleos, Illustrated by Achilleos, C. Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak. Abridged on 2 cassettes; approx. 2 hours. Read by Michael Murphy. box is edgeworn; tapes Fine. Listen for Pleasure Inc., Ontario, 1985. Cassette. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovans Brain. Siodmak,Curt. Published by Tandem. Quantity available: 1. a good plus paperback. Creasing to cover. Copyright 1942, 1972 edition. Tandem. Donovan's Brain/Hauser's Memory/2 Complete Novels in 1: & Hauser's Memory. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Leisure Books (Mm) (1992) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. Leisure Books (Mm), 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by November 1961 Popular Library Eagle Books 1st Thus (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine. Quantity available: 1. Very Good + to Near Fine with a short, light corner crease top front & just a hint of soil rubbing at rear panel. Owner's albel inside front cover. Yet crisp & tight. November 1961 Popular Library Eagle Books 1st Thus, 1961. Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. 1st paperback edition. Good condition, moderate overall wear. Popular, 1961. Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Ed. Book. Donovan's Brain and Hauser's Memory. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Leisure Books, NY (1992) Used - Softcover Condition: VG. Quantity available: 1. Leisure Books, NY, 1992. Wraps. Condition: VG. 1st Paperback. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. ( Popular Book # G562 ); Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library., Canada (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good + Quantity available: 1. 160 pages. "A young scientist, a lovely woman and a brain with the immortal power of evil." >>Cover creasing. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Popular Library., Canada, 1961. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Mitchell HOOKS - Painted Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. Mass Market Paperback. Donovans Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Triangle Books. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fair. Quantity available: 1. New York: Triangle Books, 1944. Reprint. 12mo Hardcover 234 pgs. Good ex-library Book, Poor Dust Jacket. Inquire if you need further information. Triangle Books. Condition: Fair. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Berkeley Medallion Books (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. Good paperback creased 1969. Berkeley Medallion Books, 1969. Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. ( Berkley Medallion Book. # X1716 ); Siodmak, Curt. Published by Berkley Medallion Book., USA (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. 160 pages. "A young scientist, a lovely woman and a brain with the immortal power of evil." >>Cover creasing.; spine slant. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Berkley Medallion Book., USA, 1969. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraparound Painted Cover Art. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. Mass Market Paperback. Donovan's brain (Tandem sci-fi) Siodmak, Curt. Curt Siodmak. Published by Tandem Books (1972) Used - Softcover Condition: fine. Quantity available: 1. Donovan's brain (Tandem sci-fi) Siodmak, Curt. Tandem Books, 1972. Condition: fine. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain (A Mercury Mystery) Siodmak, Curt. Published by American Mercury (#87), New York (1942) Used - Softcover Condition: Good+ Quantity available: 1. Age-toned paper. Crimped at spine, lightly scuffed, still tight George Salter cover. good+, trade paperback, pict. brown covers 126 pgs. American Mercury (#87), New York, 1942. Soft cover. Condition: Good+. presumed 1st. Book. DONOVAN'S BRAIN (Experiment & Terror) SIODMAK, CURT. Published by berkley book, Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. 1716, very good -fine, , reading crease science fiction, paperback, berkley book, Paperback. Reprints Popular G-560. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, curt. Published by carroll & graf (1985) Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. near fine paperback, carroll & graf, 1985. Paperback. Donovan's Brain (Vintage Berkley, X-1716) Curt Siodmak. Published by Berkley (1969) Used - Softcover Condition: Acceptable. Quantity available: 1. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. Berkley, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. donovan's brain. curt siodmak. Published by bantam, new york (1950) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. First edition, first printing, clean unmarked, light wear small tear on foot of spine, page block seperating from each other but still attached to binding. bantam, new york, 1950. Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing. (1961) Used - Softcover. Quantity available: 1. G-560 very good - fine, reading crease Cover art by Mitchell Hooks. paperback, Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing., 1961. Paperback. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Pulpless (1999) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Pulpless, 1999. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Donovan's Brain. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Popular Library G562, Canada (1961) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Solid with a crease on the spine. Popular Library G562, Canada, 1961. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Donovan's Brain. SIODMAK Curt. Published by Corgi (1960) Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Quantity available: 1. 2nd Corgi printing (SS853). Paperback. Good. Corgi, 1960. Soft Cover. Condition: Good. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Bantam Paperback (1950) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. Bantam Paperback #819, First Printing, 16mo, 181 pages. Paperback editio in very good to very good+ condition. Size: 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Bantam Paperback, 1950. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Tandem Books, London (1972) Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Quantity available: 1. 191 pp. Tandem Book 6525. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Chris Achilleos. This was filmed in 1953, directed by Felix Feist and starring Lew Ayres; Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Nancy Reagan (yes, that Nancy Reagan) and many more. It was also featured on an anthology-styled television series called Studio One in 1955, directed by Paul Nickell and starring Wendell Corey, June Dayton, Betty Furness and E. G. Marshall. Doomed by disease, mangled in a plane crash, there was no doubt that Donovan was dead. Yet his brain lived. An experimental scientist had achieved the ambition of his life. But there was more to Donovan's brain than an object floating in a tank of nutrient, liked to complex apparatus, able to perceive and think and, perhaps, reason. With grim inevitability it began to dominate its keeper, until the day came when someone walked with Donovan's gait, wrote his signature, knew his foulest secrets and could carry out his last, most bizarre plan. Tandem Books, London, 1972. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Chris Achilleos; (illustrator). First Printing - First Thus. Book. Donovan's Brain: 1st in the 'Dr Patrick Cory' series of books. Siodmak, Curt. Published by Transworld / Corgi (1960) Seller: bbs, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Contact seller. Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Quantity available: 1. � 1974: 1st in the 'Dr Patrick Cory' series of books. 2nd printing of 1952 edition. Corgi Books #SS853:- Synopsis: I am a prisoner in my own body! At first I had concentrated on the brain's orders, forcing myself to understand. During the second phase I learned to interpret its commands. Gradually I allowed Donovan's brain to direct my body. But now have lost control completely! The brain can walk my body in front of a car, throw it out of the window, put a bullet through my head with my own hands!:- Review(s): "makes your blood run cold" - Baltimore Sun:- (original cost 2'6). Transworld / Corgi, 1960. Paperback: 6�" x 4�". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: John Richards (illustrator). 1952 Edition. DONOVAN'S BRAIN. Siodmak, Curt, Illustrated by C. Achilleos, Illustrated by Achilleos, C.