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Known For

Writing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-04-01

Deathday

2017-02-04 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Whittier, California, USA

John Gay

Biography

John Gay (April 1, 1924 – February 4, 2017) was an American screenwriter.

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Known For

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Dec 18, 1969

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Acting

1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service as Hammond

Creator

1989

Around the World in 80 Days as Creator

Sound

2008

The Beggar’s Opera as Original Music Composer

Writing

2016

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera as Writer

2008

The Beggar’s Opera as Screenstory

1992		Cruel Doubt as Writer
1992		Trial: The Price of Passion as Teleplay
1992		The Burden of Proof as Writer

1991

Shadow of a Doubt as Teleplay

1990

Blind Faith as Teleplay

1989		Final Notice as Teleplay
1989		Around the World in 80 Days as Writer

1988		Inherit the Wind as Writer
1988		Windmills of the Gods as Writer

1987		Uncle Tom's Cabin as Writer
1987		Six Against the Rock as Teleplay

1986

Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Writer

1985

Doubletake as Teleplay

1984		Fatal Vision as Screenplay
1984		Samson and Delilah as Writer

1982		Witness for the Prosecution as Screenplay
1982		Ivanhoe as Writer
1982		A Piano for Mrs. Cimino as Writer
1982		The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Writer
1982		The Long Summer of George Adams as Writer

1981		Stand by Your Man as Writer
1981		The Bunker as Screenplay
1981		Dial M for Murder as Writer
1981		Berlin Tunnel 21 as Screenplay

1980		A Tale of Two Cities as Screenplay
1980		A Private Battle as Writer

1979

Transplant as Writer

1978

Les Misérables as Screenplay

1977		Captains Courageous as Writer
1977		The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer as Teleplay
1977		Kill Me If You Can as Writer
1977		The Amazing Howard Hughes as Writer

1976

A Matter of Time as Screenplay

1975		Hennessy as Screenplay
1975		Adventures of the Queen as Teleplay

1974		The Red Badge of Courage as Writer
1974		Things in Their Season as Writer
1974		The Chadwick Family as Writer

1973

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary as Writer

1972		All My Darling Daughters as Teleplay
1972		Pocket Money as Adaptation

1971

Sometimes a Great Notion as Screenplay

1970

Soldier Blue as Screenplay

1968		No Way to Treat a Lady as Screenplay
1968		The Power as Screenplay

1967

The Last Safari as Writer

1965

The Hallelujah Trail as Screenplay

1963		The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Writer
1963		The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Screenplay

1962		How the West Was Won as Writer
1962		The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Screenplay

1961		The Happy Thieves as Screenplay
1961		The Americans as Writer

1958		Separate Tables as Screenplay
1958		Run Silent, Run Deep as Screenplay

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Writer
1951		Goodyear Television Playhouse as Writer