James Lee Barrett Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Lee Barrett was born on November 19, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is known for his work on Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and The Green Berets (1968). He died on October 15, 1989 in Templeton, California, USA.
November 19, 1929, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Died
October 15, 1989, Templeton, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Profession
Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer
Awards
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
TV Shows
In the Heat of the Night, Our House
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
1
American screenwriter, educated at Penn State University. Often worked with the director Stanley Kramer and at Universal. Best known for Shenandoah (1965).
2
Served in the U.S. Marines during World War II.
3
Creator of the NBC series "Our House" (1986-88).
4
Won Broadway's 1975 Tony Award, along with collaborators Peter Udell and Philip Rose, as Best Book (Musical) for "Shenandoah," based on his script of an earlier film of the same title, Shenandoah (1965).
5
In the The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) a sign hung in the lobby listing the names of the girls who worked the club. For years after the film was released, that sign hung in his home as a memento.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Warden of Red Rock
2001
TV Movie written by
Ruby Jean and Joe
1996
TV Movie written by
In the Heat of the Night
TV Series developer - 76 episodes, 1988 - 1995 creator - 1 episode, 1988 writer - 1 episode, 1988 written by - 1 episode, 1988
Jesse
1988
TV Movie written by
Our House
TV Series creator - 46 episodes, 1986 - 1988 written by - 3 episodes, 1986
April Morning
1988
TV Movie teleplay
Poker Alice
1987
TV Movie
The Quick and the Dead
1987
TV Movie teleplay
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986
TV Movie
Stagecoach
1986
TV Movie teleplay
The Defiant Ones
1986
TV Movie
You Are the Jury
1984
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Angel City
1980
TV Movie
Belle Starr
1980
TV Movie written by
The Day Christ Died
1980
TV Movie
Wild Horse Hank
1979
writer
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
1979
TV Movie written by
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
TV Movie writer
The Awakening Land
1978
TV Mini-Series teleplay - 2 episodes
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
screenplay
The Cowboys
1974
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Something Big
1971
written by
Fools' Parade
1971
screenplay
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
written by
...tick... tick... tick...
1970
The Undefeated
1969
screenplay
The Green Berets
1968
screenplay
Bandolero!
1968
screenplay
Shenandoah
1965
written by
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
screenplay
The Truth About Spring
1964
screenplay
Checkmate
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1961 teleplay - 1 episode, 1961
Outlaws
1961
TV Series 1 episode
Kraft Theatre
1958
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The D.I.
1957
Chevron Hall of Stars
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes, 1956 story - 1 episode, 1956
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
In the Heat of the Night
TV Series developed for television by - 99 episodes, 1988 - 1995 executive consultant - 34 episodes, 1988 - 1989
$3 Million
