He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key", "Blood Bath" and "The Present Tense", all of which starred Vincent Price.
Poe was married to actress Barbara Steele from 1969 to 1978.
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^Pryor, Thomas M. (March 7, 1957). "STUDIO SIGNS PACT TO COVER WRITERS: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Settles Dispute With Guild and Lifts Strike Threat Role for Gloria Grahame". The New York Times. p. 25.
^Hopper, Hedda (January 6, 1965). "Looking at Hollywood: Writer James Poe Signs Director Pact". Chicago Tribune. p. b4.