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Other notable works written or co-written by Barrett include the 1965 epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told, Smokey and the Bandit, The Green Berets, Bandolero! and co-writing On the Beach.
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The D.I. (also known as The Drill Instructor), Warner Bros., 1957. The Truth about Spring (adapted from the novel Satanby Henry de Vere Stackpoole), Universal, 1964. (With George Stevens) The Greatest Story Ever Told,United Artists, 1965. Shenandoah,Universal, 1965. Bandolero!(adapted from a story by Stanley L. Hough), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968. ...
The Awakening Land(miniseries), 1978. Stubby Pringle's Christmas,1978. Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure,1979. The Day Christ Died,1980. Belle Starr,1980. The Defiant Ones,1986. Stagecoach,1986. Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo,1986. The Quick and the Dead,1987. Poker Alice,1987. April Morning (based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast),...
(With Peter Udell and Philip Rose) Shenadoah(stage play; based on Barrett's screenplay), produced at Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1975; produced on Broadway, 1975. SIDELIGHTS: James Lee Barrett is remembered as the author of a number of screenplays for both motion pictures and television movies as well as two television series. His works...
May 17, 2016 · Barrett’s made-for-television films include Belle Star, Angel City, The Day Christ Died, Mayflower: The Pilgrim Experience, The Law & Charlie Dodge, April Morning, Stagecoach, Poker Alice, Vengeance, and The Quick and the Dead.
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.
- November 19, 1929
- October 15, 1989
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 Author of Shenandoah [musical] 11+ Works 42 Members 0 Reviews. Works by James Lee Barrett. Popular Recent. Shenandoah [musical] (1975) 22 copies.
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.
