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Mar 15, 2024 · Dan Wakefield, author and screenwriter of Going All the Way and Starting Over who created the television show James at 15, died March 13 at Miami at the age of 91.
Dan Wakefield (May 21, 1932 – March 13, 2024) was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter. His best-selling novels, Going All the Way (1970) and Starting Over (1973), were made into feature films. Wakefield wrote the screenplay for Going All the Way, which starred Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz and Rose McGowan.
Mar 15, 2024 · National bestselling author Dan Wakefield, who is no stranger to Hollywood—he created the NBC series James at 15 in 1977—fills Perry’s vividly illustrated escapades with insider nods and quirky asides that make for a gripping read.
Mar 14, 2024 · Dan Wakefield, a prolific author and journalist who made television history when he created and wrote the controversial late-1970s drama James at 15 only to resign when NBC executives bristled...
Apr 29, 2024 · A 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, Till had been brutally murdered in August 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Just weeks after his murder, his assailants were acquitted by an all-white jury. Wakefield’s insightful reporting revealed the racism that underlined that decision.
Mar 14, 2024 · His death, at a hospice facility, was confirmed by Will Higgins, who from 2016 to 2017 hosted a public radio show with Mr. Wakefield, “Uncle Dan’s Story Hour,” on which Mr. Wakefield told ...
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Mar 14, 2024 · Legendary Indiana author Dan Wakefield has died at 91. Wakefield grew up in Indianapolis and wrote more than 20 books. Two of them, “Going All the Way” and “Starting Over,” were made into ...
