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Michael Herr(1940-2016)

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  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Michael Herr
Michael Herr was born on 13 April 1940 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Full Metal Jacket (1987), The Rainmaker (1997) and Apocalypse Now (1979). He was married to Valerie Elliott. He died on 23 June 2016 in New York, USA.
BornApril 13, 1940
DiedJune 23, 2016(76)
BornApril 13, 1940
DiedJune 23, 2016(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1987
Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in The Rainmaker (1997)
The Rainmaker
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1997
Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now
8.4
  • Writer
  • 1979
Apocalypse Oz (2006)
Apocalypse Oz
7.0
Short
  • Writer
  • 2006

Credits

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Writer

  • Apocalypse Oz (2006)
    Apocalypse Oz
    7.0
    Short
    • screenplay "Apocalypse Now"
    • 2006
  • Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in The Rainmaker (1997)
    The Rainmaker
    7.2
    • narration
    • 1997
  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Full Metal Jacket
    8.2
    • screenplay by
    • 1987
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
    Apocalypse Now
    8.4
    • narration
    • 1979

Producer

  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Full Metal Jacket
    8.2
    • associate producer
    • 1987

Script and Continuity Department

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
    The Island of Dr. Moreau
    4.6
    • script revisions (uncredited)
    • 1996

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 13, 1940
    • Lexington, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • June 23, 2016
    • New York, USA(lengthy illness)
  • Spouse
    • Valerie Elliott1977 - June 23, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Wrote about the Vietnam War for Esquire and published Dispatches, a highly-acclaimed book about the war, in 1977.
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    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His book "Dispatches," an intense, personal account of his time as a correspondent in Viet Nam, is widely considered one of the most visceral depictions of the experience of war.

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