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James Lee Barrett (November 19, 1929 – October 15, 1989) was an American author, producer and screenwriter.
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.
James Lee Barrett was born on 19 November 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 15 October 1989 in Templeton, California, USA.
May 17, 2016 · 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.
BARRETT, James Lee 1929-1989. PERSONAL: Born November 19, 1929, in Charlotte, NC; died of cancer, October 15, 1989, in Templeton, CA; son of James Hamlin and Anne (Blake) Barrett; married Merete Engelstoft, June, 1960; children: Jessica, Penelope, Birgette, Christian David.
Oct 17, 1989 · James Lee Barrett, a Tony Award-winning stage, television and film writer, died at his home in Templeton, Calif., Sunday. He was 59 and had cancer, said a spokesman for Preferred...
James Lee Barrett (1929-1989) was a prolific film and TV writer whose 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.
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.
Biography. 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.
Before becoming a screenwriter, James Lee Barrett served in the Marines. His first screenplay for The D.I. (1957) was about a Marine drill instructor. Barret went on to write many assorted action films in genres ranging from westerns to war films to police dramas to chase movies.
