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Joan H. Parker(1932-2013)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Joan H. Parker was born on 16 October 1932 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for B.L. Stryker (1989), Spenser: For Hire (1985) and A Man Called Hawk (1989). She was married to Robert B. Parker. She died on 12 June 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornOctober 16, 1932
DiedJune 12, 2013(80)
BornOctober 16, 1932
DiedJune 12, 2013(80)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
B.L. Stryker
6.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Spenser: For Hire
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
A Man Called Hawk
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
Spenser: Ceremony
6.7
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1993

Credits

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Writer

  • Eric Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden, and Joe Mantegna in Walking Shadow (2001)
    Walking Shadow
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as Joan Parker)
    • 2001
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: Ceremony
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
    B.L. Stryker
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989–1990
  • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
    A Man Called Hawk
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1989
  • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1987

Producer

  • Eric Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden, and Joe Mantegna in Walking Shadow (2001)
    Walking Shadow
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • associate producer (as Joan Parker)
    • 2001
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantegna in Thin Air (2000)
    Thin Air
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • associate producer (as Joan Parker)
    • 2000
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • coordinating producer
    • 1994
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: Ceremony
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • co-coordinating producer
    • 1993

Additional Crew

  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: A Savage Place
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • creative consultant
    • 1995
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: The Judas Goat
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • creative consultant
    • 1994

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joan Hall Parker
  • Born
    • October 16, 1932
    • Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 12, 2013
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Robert B. ParkerAugust 26, 1956 - January 18, 2010 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Writer, H.I.V. and AIDS fund-raiser born c.1933, she is mother of actor Daniel Parker and choreographer David Parker.

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