James Robert Baker
James Robert Baker (born October 18, 1946 in Long Beach , California , † November 5, 1997 in Pacific Palisades , Los Angeles , California) was an American screenwriter and writer .
He attended UCLA and won the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award .
Among his books are especially adrenaline (under the pseudonym James Dillinger) and fuel (original title: Fuel-Injected Dreams). The book has many parallels to Phil Spector , who also produced with the Beatles and Tina Turner .
James Robert Baker suffered from depression and had serious drug problems. He committed suicide in 1997. Some of his works were only published posthumously by his partner Ron Robertson.
Works
- Adrenaline (1985)
- Fuel-Injected Dreams (1986)
- Boy Wonder (1988)
- Tim and Pete (1993)
- Testosterone (2000)
- Anarchy (2002)
Radio plays
- "Boy Wonder" (BR 1999, director: Leonhard Koppelmann )
Web links
- About Fuel injected dreams (Engl.)
- Literature by and about James Robert Baker in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baker, James Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | James Dillinger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach (California) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1997 |
| Place of death | Pacific Palisades |