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Ron Kurz(1940-2020)

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Ron Kurz was born on 27 November 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). He died on 7 May 2020 in Hancock, New Hampshire, USA.
BornNovember 27, 1940
DiedMay 7, 2020(79)
BornNovember 27, 1940
DiedMay 7, 2020(79)
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Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th: Part 2
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1981
Richard Brooker, Frank Mancuso Jr., and Steve Miner in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)
Friday the 13th: Part 3
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1982
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1984
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Eyes of a Stranger
6.0
  • Writer(as Mark Jackson)
  • 1981

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Writer

  • Never Hike Alone: Ghosts in the Fog (2026)
    Never Hike Alone: Ghosts in the Fog
    Video
    • based on characters created by
    • 2026
  • Conor Scott in A Day in the Life of Jason Voorhees (2025)
    A Day in the Life of Jason Voorhees
    Short
    • based on characters created by
    • 2025
  • Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 4 (2025)
    Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 4
    Short
    • characters
    • 2025
  • Jennie Vaughn, Alyxandria McCormack, James Sweet, Kyle Vahan, Evelyn Gail, and Lisa Sorenson in I Don't Want to Scare Anyone (2024)
    I Don't Want to Scare Anyone
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3 (2023)
    Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
    8.1
    Short
    • characters
    • 2023
  • Midnight Bloodshed (2023)
    Midnight Bloodshed
    5.8
    • characters
    • 2023
  • Kiara Cruz, Xavier Collazo, Cecilia Merlo, Malik Williams, and Brandon Collazo in Pages of the Cult (2022)
    Pages of the Cult
    5.0
    TV Series
    • based on characters created by
    • 2022
  • Death Battle (2010)
    Death Battle
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Jason Voorhees created by
    • 2022
  • Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 2 (2022)
    Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 2
    6.4
    Short
    • characters
    • 2022
  • Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil (2022)
    Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil
    6.6
    Short
    • characters
    • 2022
  • The Curse of Camp Blood (2021)
    The Curse of Camp Blood
    Short
    • characters
    • 2021
  • Never Hike Alone: The Ghost Cut - A 'Friday the 13th' Fan Film Anthology (2020)
    Never Hike Alone: The Ghost Cut - A 'Friday the 13th' Fan Film Anthology
    7.2
    Video
    • additional characters
    • 2020
  • Vincente DiSanti and Drew Leighty in Never Hike Alone (2017)
    Never Hike Alone
    6.8
    • characters
    • 2017
  • An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 4 (2012)
    An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 4
    8.5
    Short
    • characters
    • 2012
  • John Stewart and Yuna Commault in An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 3 (2012)
    An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 3
    7.9
    Short
    • characters
    • 2012

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mark Jackson
  • Born
    • November 27, 1940
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • May 7, 2020
    • Hancock, New Hampshire, USA(heart failure)

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