John Gay (1924-2017)

Birthplace:
Whittier, California, USA

Born:
April 1, 1924

Died:
February 4, 2017

John Gay (April 1, 1924 – February 4, 2017) was an American screenwriter.  Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Adaptation:
1972  Pocket Money

Screenplay:
1958  Run Silent, Run Deep
1958  Separate Tables
1961  The Happy Thieves
1962  The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1963  The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1965  The Hallelujah Trail
1968  No Way to Treat a Lady
1968  The Power
1970  Soldier Blue
1971  Sometimes a Great Notion
1972  Pocket Money
1975  Hennessy
1976  A Matter of Time
1978  Les Misérables
1980  A Tale of Two Cities
1981  Berlin Tunnel 21
1981  The Bunker
1982  Witness for the Prosecution

Teleplay:
1958  Run Silent, Run Deep
1958  Separate Tables
1961  The Happy Thieves
1962  The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1963  The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1965  The Hallelujah Trail
1968  No Way to Treat a Lady
1968  The Power
1970  Soldier Blue
1971  Sometimes a Great Notion
1972  All My Darling Daughters
1972  Pocket Money
1975  Adventures of the Queen
1975  Hennessy
1976  A Matter of Time
1977  The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1978  Les Misérables
1980  A Tale of Two Cities
1981  Berlin Tunnel 21
1981  The Bunker
1982  Witness for the Prosecution
1985  Doubletake
1987  Six Against the Rock
1989  Final Notice
1991  Shadow of a Doubt
1992  Trial: The Price of Passion

Writer:
1958  Run Silent, Run Deep
1958  Separate Tables
1961  The Happy Thieves
1962  How the West Was Won
1962  The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1963  The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1965  The Hallelujah Trail
1967  The Last Safari
1968  No Way to Treat a Lady
1968  The Power
1970  Soldier Blue
1971  Sometimes a Great Notion
1972  All My Darling Daughters
1972  Pocket Money
1973  My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1974  The Chadwick Family
1974  The Red Badge of Courage
1974  Things in Their Season
1975  Adventures of the Queen
1975  Hennessy
1976  A Matter of Time
1977  Captains Courageous
1977  Kill Me If You Can
1977  The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977  The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1978  Les Misérables
1979  Transplant
1980  A Private Battle
1980  A Tale of Two Cities
1981  Berlin Tunnel 21
1981  Dial M for Murder
1981  Stand by Your Man
1981  The Bunker
1982  A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982  Ivanhoe
1982  The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982  The Long Summer of George Adams
1982  Witness for the Prosecution
1984  Samson and Delilah
1985  Doubletake
1986  Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1987  Six Against the Rock
1987  Uncle Tom's Cabin
1988  Inherit the Wind
1989  Final Notice
1991  Shadow of a Doubt
1992  Trial: The Price of Passion
2016  National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

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