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English author and screenwriter (1940–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Howlett (4 April 1940 – 4 March 2019)[1] was an English author and screenwriter who lived in Rye, East Sussex.
John Howlett | |
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Born | 4 April 1940 |
Died | 4 March 2019 78) | (aged
Occupation | Screenwriter, author |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
Notable works | if....; Cry; Love Of An Unknown Soldier |
Children | Isabel, Suzanne |
Website | |
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He started his writing career by co-writing the screenplay of the 1968 feature film if...., directed by Lindsay Anderson.[2]
Howlett attended Tonbridge School and Jesus College, Oxford where he studied history.[citation needed]
His writing credits cover film and TV and include both writing and adaptation.[2]
He was also a researcher on the 1975 TV documentary James Dean: The First American Teenager. He is the author of the 1980 biography of Frank Sinatra, together with a biography of James Dean and a number of works of fiction.
His full book credits are:[3]
Fiction
Non fiction
Theatre
Radio - (BBC Radio 4)
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