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Alan Sharp (12 January 1934 – 8 February 2013) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He published two novels in the 1960s, and subsequently wrote the screenplays for about twenty films, mostly produced in the United States.
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- 12 January 1934, Alyth, Scotland
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- 8 February 2013 (aged 79), Los Angeles, California, United States
Alan Sharp was born on 12 January 1934 in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Dean Spanley (2008), Rob Roy (1995) and Night Moves (1975). He was married to Elizabeth Thomas, Sarah (Sally) Travers, Margaret Inglis Donachie and Harriet Sharp.
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- Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Alan Sharp, who has died of brain cancer aged 79, once claimed that as a screenwriter he was most interested in "moral ambiguity, mixed motives and irony", all of which are applicable to two of...
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Alan Sharp, a screenwriter whose brand of dark, lyrical and densely plotted work, including the screenplay for Arthur Penn’s “Night Moves,” made him a critically admired if largely unknown...
Alan Sharp was born on January 12, 1934 in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Dean Spanley (2008), Rob Roy (1995) and Night Moves (1975). He was married to Elizabeth Thomas, Sarah (Sally) Travers, Margaret Inglis Donachie and Harriet Sharp. He died on February 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- January 12, 1934
- February 8, 2013
Apr 17, 2013 · Alan Sharp, writer: born Alyth, Scotland 12 January 1934; married four times (six children); died Los Angeles 8 February 2013.
Feb 22, 2013 · Alan Sharp was a Scottish-born screenwriter who wrote original and complex stories of quest and failure, such as Ulzana's Raid and Night Moves. He worked with directors like Robert Aldrich and Arthur Penn, and faced challenges and disappointments in Hollywood.
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