John Howlett
For the Australian cricketer, see John Howlett (cricketer).
| John Howlett | |
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| Occupation | Screenwriter, author |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Notable works | if....; Cry; Love Of An Unknown Soldier |
| Children | Isabel, Suzanne |
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John Howlett is an English author and screenwriter living in Rye, East Sussex.
He started his writing career by co-writing the screenplay of the 1968 feature film if...., directed by Lindsay Anderson.[1]
Education
Howlett attended Tonbridge School and Jesus College, Oxford where he studied history.
Screenwriting Credits
His writing credits cover film and TV and include both writing and adaptation.[1]
- 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
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.[2]
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)
- The Long Road Home (Not yet published)
- When War Came Again (Not yet published)
- First Snow Of Winter (Not yet published)
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
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005I4OWWK/ref=docs-os-doi_0
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