John Howlett
John Howlett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 April 1940 |
| Died | 4 March 2019 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, author |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Notable works | if....; Cry; Love Of An Unknown Soldier |
| Children | Isabel, Suzanne |
| Website | |
| www | |
John Howlett (4 April 1940 – 4 March 2019)[1] was an English author and screenwriter who lived in Rye, East Sussex.
He started his writing career by co-writing the screenplay of the 1968 feature film if...., directed by Lindsay Anderson.[2]
Education
[edit]Howlett attended Tonbridge School and Jesus College, Oxford where he studied history.[citation needed]
Screenwriting Credits
[edit]His writing credits cover film and TV and include both writing and adaptation.[2]
- 1999 Doomwatch: Winter Angel (TV movie) (writer)
- 1999 Darkness Falls (writer)
- 1993 Colpo di coda (TV movie) (writer)
- 1992 Touch and Die (TV movie) (writer)
- 1992 Bonne chance Frenchie (TV mini-series) (adaptation)
- 1990 Where Were You That Night? (TV Movie)
- 1989 Crossing the Line (TV Series)
- 1988 Game, Set and Match (TV series)
- 1985 Murder of a Moderate Man (TV mini-series)
- 1968 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
- 1968 if.... (from an original story called "Crusaders" & script)
Other work
[edit]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
- The Christmas Spy (1975)
- Tango November (1976)
- Maximum Credible Accident (1980)
- Orange (1985)
- Murder of a Moderate Man (1985)
- Cry (1995)
- Love Of An Unknown Soldier (2010)
- A Long Road Home (2012)
- When War Came Again (2012)
- First Snow Of Winter (2012)
Non fiction
- James Dean (1975)
- Frank Sinatra (1979)
Theatre
- Dean - West End musical with Robert Campbell. Subsequently produced in Japan by the Takarazuka Revue
- Lorca - Musical with Theo Jaskolkowski & Robert Campbell
Radio - (BBC Radio 4)
- Soldier, Poor man, Beggarman, Thief
- Next Man Through the Door
- Gone for Soldiers
- Maximum Credible Accident
References
[edit]https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005I4OWWK/ref=docs-os-doi_0
External links
[edit]- John Howlett at IMDb
