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- Jeffrey Boam was born on November 30, 1946 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Dead Zone (1983) and The Phantom (1996). He was married to Paula M. Boam. He died on January 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousePaula M. Boam(October 31, 1976 - January 26, 2000) (his death, 3 children)
- Before becoming a successful screenwriter, he worked as a studio executive for many years.
- There is a novel dedicated to Jeffrey Boam. It was written by Ratko Radunovic, named `Mi nismo bolesni` (We Are Not Ill, literal English translation) and published by Narodna Knjiga in Serbia, in 2003.
- Son of an aeronautical engineer.
- Excelled at writing witty dialogue.
- He is survived by his brother, Peter Boam, who currently lives in Marin County (2016).
- I get the thing in my head and see it from start to finish. Then I sit down and start writing it. I don't have any kind of routine, where I do notes or outlines or character sketches. I just try and live with it in my head until it's ready to be spat out.
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