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John Alexander Kneubuhl (July 2, 1920 – February 20, 1992) was an American Samoan screenwriter, playwright and Polynesian historian. He wrote for American television series such as The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Star Trek, The Invaders and Hawaii Five-O.
- 20 February 1992 (aged 71), Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Writer and dramatist
- American
John Kneubuhl was born on July 2, 1920 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He was a writer and producer, known for The Screaming Skull (1958), The Fugitive (1963) and The Invaders (1967). He died on February 20, 1992 in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- July 2, 1920
- February 20, 1992
John Kneubuhl was born on 2 July 1920 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He was a writer and producer, known for The Screaming Skull (1958) , The Fugitive (1963) and The Invaders (1967) . He died on 20 February 1992 in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- Writer, Producer
- July 2, 1920
- John Kneubuhl
- February 20, 1992
Sep 30, 2022 · This Learning Lab collection about John Kneubuhl is in a series of 30 collections based on the book, We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who Have Shaped the United States. Each collection includes images of objects in the Smithsonian collections and links to community-created resources, including videos, archives ...
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John Kneubuhl, -1992 Samoan Natives. Of mixed Samoan/American ancestry, Kneubuhl was an acclaimed Pacific Island playwright who died in 1992. He grew up in Samoa, was educated at Yale, wrote plays for the Honolulu Community Theater, and then spent many years living in Hollywood working as a television writer.
John Kneubuhl. By his own reckoning, John Kneubuhl was "the world's greatest Swiss/Welsh/Samoan playwright." The son of a Samoan mother and an American father, Kneubuhl's multicultural heritage produced a distinctive artistic vision that formed the basis of his most powerful dramatic work.
