John Hopkins (screenwriter)
John Richard Hopkins (born January 27, 1931 in London , England , † July 23, 1998 in Los Angeles , USA) was a British screenwriter and playwright.
Live and act
He began his career in the film business as a studio manager in the 1950s. He began writing screenplays for the BBC and created a. a. the television series Z-Cars . In 1965 he wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film Fireball together with Richard Maibaum .
John Hopkins also wrote a number of dramas for the stage. He also worked as a director and, in addition to an episode for the series Thirty-Minute Theater, directed two feature films.
In 1996 John Hopkins was awarded the Humanitas Prize for the screenplay for the film Hiroshima .
He was married twice, each with a child. His second wife was the actress Shirley Knight .
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: James Bond 007: Thunderball
- 1973: His life in my power (The Offence)
- 1973: His Divorce, Her Divorce (Divorce His, Divorce Hers)
- 1979: Sherlock Holmes: Murder on the Thames (Murder by Decree)
- 1985: The Trail of the Beast (Torment)
- 1989: Runaway Dreams
- 1995: Hiroshima (TV movie)
Stage plays (selection)
- 1968 This Story of Yours (dt. This story from you , famous staging of Peter Palitzsch at the State Theater Stuttgart, 1970; the piece was a template for the film The Offense of Sidney Lumet )
- 1970 Find Your Way Home
- 1973 Economic Necessity
- 1974 Next of Kin
- 1979 Losing Time
- 1987 Absent Forever
- 1987 On location
Web links
- John Hopkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Hopkins, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hopkins, John Richard (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British screenwriter and playwright |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1998 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , USA |