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Peter Gent(1942-2011)

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Peter Gent was born on 23 August 1942 in Bangor, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for North Dallas Forty (1979), The NFL on CBS (1956) and Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973). He died on 30 September 2011 in Bangor, Michigan, USA.
BornAugust 23, 1942
DiedSeptember 30, 2011(69)
BornAugust 23, 1942
DiedSeptember 30, 2011(69)
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Known for

North Dallas Forty (1979)
North Dallas Forty
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1979
The NFL on CBS (1956)
The NFL on CBS
7.6
TV Series
  • Self - Dallas Cowboys Flanker
Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973)
Tomorrow Coast to Coast
7.7
TV Series
  • Self
1966 NFL Championship Game
TV Special
  • Self - Dallas Cowboys Flanker
  • 1967

Credits

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Writer

  • North Dallas Forty (1979)
    North Dallas Forty
    6.9
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • August 23, 1942
    • Bangor, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 2011
    • Bangor, Michigan, USA(complications from pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Other works
    (novel) "North Dallas Forty". New York: William Morrow & Company, 1973. ISBN-10: 0688001831; ISBN-13: 9780688001834
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Selected by the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) 96th overall in the 1964 NBA draft, Gent opted to play football, and signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.

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