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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 Les prisonniers du ciel (1960), Le fugitif (1963) and Objectif Lune (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

Les prisonniers du ciel (1960)
Les prisonniers du ciel
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1960
David Janssen in Le fugitif (1963)
Le fugitif
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
James Caan, Joanna Moore, and Bobby Riha in Objectif Lune (1967)
Objectif Lune
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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  • Angie Dickinson in Overboard (1978)
    Overboard
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • teleplay
    • 1978
  • Wheels (1978)
    Wheels
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
    Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • biography The Lost Prince: Young Joe, The Forgotten Kennedy
    • 1977
  • The Counterfeit Green
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1972
  • O'Hara United States Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara United States Treasury
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1971
  • Brigade criminelle (1966)
    Brigade criminelle
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • writer
    • 1966–1969
  • James Caan, Joanna Moore, and Bobby Riha in Objectif Lune (1967)
    Objectif Lune
    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
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Haute tension (1963)
    Haute tension
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Henry Searls)
    • 1965
  • David Janssen in Le fugitif (1963)
    Le fugitif
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Le gant de velours (1961)
    Le gant de velours
    7.6
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1961–1962
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Les prisonniers du ciel (1960)
    Les prisonniers du ciel
    5.7
    • novel
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • 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 Le gant de velours (1961)).

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  • Trivia
    Novelist and screenwriter, author of the best-selling "Overboard", "Jaws II" (based on the movie Les Dents de la mer, 2ᵉ partie (1978)) and "Sounding", creator of Le gant de velours (1961) TV series and writer of episodes of Le fugitif (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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