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John Richard Hopkins (sometimes credited as John R. Hopkins; 27 January 1931 – 23 July 1998) was an English film, stage, and television writer.
John Hopkins was born on 27 January 1931 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Thunderball (1965), Z Cars (1962) and Murder by Decree (1979). He was married to Shirley Knight and Prudence Hopkins. He died on 23 July 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- John Hopkins
- July 23, 1998
- January 27, 1931
As writer of the realistic police drama "Z Cars" (BBC), a forerunner of gritty, realistic TV shows, John Hopkins earned both popular and critical acclaim. A prolific screenwriter and playwright, he studied literature at Cambridge before being introduced into show business by his then...
John R. Hopkins, a British playwright and screenwriter, author of the drama ''Find Your Way Home'' and the television adaptation of ''Smiley's People,'' died on July 23 at his home in...
Aug 5, 1998 · By New York Times News Service. PUBLISHED: August 5, 1998 at 1:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 11, 2021 at 5:18 a.m. John R. Hopkins, a British playwright and screenwriter, author of the drama...
Aug 5, 1998 · By Variety Staff. British playwright and screenwriter John Hopkins, whose long career included such notable films as the James Bond actioner “Thunderball” and the recent Showtime telepic...
John Richard Hopkins (1931 – 1998) was an English film, stage, and television writer. Born in southwest London, he graduated from Saint Catharine’s College, Cambridge. He began his career as a studio manager for B B C Television in the 1950s before establishing himself as a writer on the B B C’s popular police drama Z-Cars during the ...