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Sharp, Alan, 1934-2013

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Personal name headingSharp, Alan, 1934-2013
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Associated placeHollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
Birth date19340112
Death date20130208
Place of birthAlyth, Scotland
Place of deathLos Angeles, Calif.
Field of activityMotion picture plays Fiction
Profession or occupationScreenwriter Novelist
Found inThe Osterman weekend [MP] 1983: credits (Alan Sharp; screenwriter)
Contemp. authors, first revision, v. 13-16 (Sharp, Alan, b. Jan. 2,1934)
New York times WWW site, Feb. 14, 2013 (in obituary published Feb. 13: Alan Sharp; b. Jan. 12, 1934, Alyth, Scotland; d. Friday [Feb. 8, 2013], Los Angeles, aged 79; screenwriter whose brand of dark, lyrical, and densely plotted work, including the screenplay for Arthur Penn's Night moves, made him a critically admired if largely unknown figure in Hollywood; began his writing career as a novelist)
Guardian WWW site, Feb. 14, 2013 (Alan Sharp; b. Jan. 12, 1934, Alyth; d. Feb. 8, 2013)
Associated languageeng