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  1. Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Died. October 15, 1989. (1989-10-15) (aged 59) Templeton, California, U.S. Occupation. Producer, screenwriter, author. James Lee Barrett (November 19, 1929 – October 15, 1989) was an American author, producer and screenwriter.

  2. James Lee Barrett was born on November 19, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) and In the Heat of the Night (1988). He died on October 15, 1989 in Templeton, California, USA.

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    • October 15, 1989
  3. May 17, 2016 · 2 minutes to read. Screenwriter. Once described as “perhaps the most prolific hyphenate (writer-producer) in Hollywood,” James Lee Barrett was born on November 19, 1929, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of James Hamlin Barrett and Anne Blake. He grew up in Anderson, South Carolina.

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  5. Education: Attended Anderson Junior College, Furman University, Pennsylvania State University, and Art Students League. CAREER: Screenwriter, producer, and journalist. Television work includes series producer and executive consultant, In the Heat of the Night, 1988-94. Actor as Sonny Boy in film Fools' Parade, 1971.

  6. Learn about James Lee Barrett, a film and TV writer who won a Tony Award for Shenandoah and wrote Smokey and the Bandit. Find his works, biography and credits on Concord Theatricals website.

  7. November 19, 1929. Died. October 15, 1989. Biography. Read More. This prolific film and TV writer's work often reflected his Southern roots and salt-of-the earth American values. Barrett received his greatest recognition for "Shenandoah," the story of a Virginian family trying to stay out of the fighting during the Civil War.

  8. James Lee Barrett is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Teleplay, Actor, Creator, and Producer. Some of his work includes Smokey and the Bandit, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Green Berets, Shenandoah, The Undefeated, Bandolero!, The Cheyenne Social Club, and The Quick and the Dead.

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