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Hank Searls(1922-2017)

  • Writer
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Hank Searls was born on 10 August 1922 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Crowded Sky (1960), The Fugitive (1963) and Countdown (1967). He was married to Bunny Cooper and Meredith Carroll Kapp. He died on 17 February 2017 in Gig Harbor, Washington, USA.
BornAugust 10, 1922
DiedFebruary 17, 2017(94)
BornAugust 10, 1922
DiedFebruary 17, 2017(94)
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Known for

The Crowded Sky (1960)
The Crowded Sky
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1960
David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
James Caan, Joanna Moore, and Bobby Riha in Countdown (1967)
Countdown
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Angie Dickinson in Overboard (1978)
    Overboard
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • teleplay
    • 1978
  • Wheels (1978)
    Wheels
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
    Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • biography The Lost Prince: Young Joe, The Forgotten Kennedy
    • 1977
  • The Counterfeit Green
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1972
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1971
  • The Felony Squad (1966)
    The Felony Squad
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1966–1969
  • James Caan, Joanna Moore, and Bobby Riha in Countdown (1967)
    Countdown
    5.9
    • novel "The Pilgrim Project"
    • 1967
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Convoy (1965)
    Convoy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Henry Searls)
    • 1965
  • David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    The Fugitive
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • The New Breed (1961)
    The New Breed
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • creator
    • 1961–1962
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • The Crowded Sky (1960)
    The Crowded Sky
    5.7
    • novel
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Henry Searls
  • Born
    • August 10, 1922
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 17, 2017
    • Gig Harbor, Washington, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Bunny CooperDecember 19, 1959 - February 17, 2017 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The New Breed" (filmed as The New Breed (1961)).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Novelist and screenwriter, author of the best-selling "Overboard", "Jaws II" (based on the movie Jaws 2 (1978)) and "Sounding", creator of The New Breed (1961) TV series and writer of episodes of The Fugitive (1963) series. He has lived most of his life on, under, or over the ocean, having been a world-cruising yachtsman, underwater photographer and Navy flier.

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