John Burke (author)
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John Burke was an English writer
Writer
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 of novel
Novel
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s and short stories
Short story
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He had written under the names J. F. Burke, Jonathan Burke, Jonathan George, Robert Miall, Martin Sands, Owen Burke, Sara Morris, Russ Ames, Roger Rougiere, Joanna Jones and co-written with his wife Jean Burke under the name Harriet Esmond.

Novelizations

  • The Hammer Horror Film Omnibus (1966)
  • The Second Hammer Horror Film Omnibus (1967)
  • The Entertainer
    The Entertainer (film)
    The Entertainer is a 1960 film adaptation of the stage play of the same name by John Osborne, which told the story of a failing third-rate music hall stage performer who tried to keep his career going even as his personal life fell apart....

    (1960)
  • Look Back in Anger
    Look Back in Anger
    Look Back in Anger is a John Osborne play—made into films in 1959, 1980, and 1989 -- about a love triangle involving an intelligent but disaffected young man , his upper-middle-class, impassive wife , and her haughty best friend . Cliff, an amiable Welsh lodger, attempts to keep the peace...

    (1960)
  • Flame in the Streets
    Flame in the Streets
    Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Brenda De Banzie, Earl Cameron and Johnny Sekka.-Synopsis:...

    (1961)
  • The Lion of Sparta(1961)
  • The Angry Silence
    The Angry Silence
    The Angry Silence is a 1960 British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough. Screenwriter Bryan Forbes won a BAFTA Award and an Oscar nomination for his contribution...

    (1961)
  • The Boys
    The Boys (1962 film)
    The Boys is a 1962 British courtroom drama film, directed by Sidney J. Furie and with a screenplay by Stuart Douglass.-Plot:A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime...

    (1962)
  • Guilty Party
    Guilty Party
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    (1963)
  • The Man Who Finally Died
    The Man Who Finally Died
    The Man Who Finally Died is a 1963 British thriller film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Mai Zetterling and Eric Portman. A German immigrant to Britain receives a mysterious phone call telling him his father is not really dead...

    (1963)
  • The World Ten Times Over
    The World Ten Times Over
    The World Ten Times Over is a 1963 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Sylvia Syms, Edward Judd and William Hartnell. The film depicts the lives of two prostitutes working in the Soho area of London.-Cast:* Sylvia Syms ... Billa...

    (1963)
  • A Hard Day's Night
    A Hard Day's Night (film)
    A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British black-and-white comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring The Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists...

    (1964)
  • The System
    The System (film)
    The System is a 1964 British drama film directed by Michael Winner and starring Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow and Barbara Ferris...

    (1964)
  • Dr Terror's House of Horror(1965)
  • That Magnificent Air Race (1965)
  • The Power Game (1966)
  • The Trap
    The Trap (1966 film)
    The Trap is an adventure/romance film released in 1966 starring Rita Tushingham and Oliver Reed, written by David D. Osborn and directed by Sidney Hayers....

    (1966)
  • Privilege
    Privilege (film)
    Privilege is a British film directed by Peter Watkins. It was released in 1967 being produced by John Heyman. Story: Johnny Speight. Script: Norman Bogner...

    (1967)
  • Till Death Do Us Part
    Till Death Us Do Part (film)
    Till Death Us Do Part is a 1969 film based on the BBC television series Till Death Us Do Part which aired from 1965 until 1975. The film was directed by Norman Cohen and written by Johnny Speight, the creator of the television version.-Plot:...

    (1967)
  • Smashing Time
    Smashing Time
    Smashing Time is a 1967 British comedy film starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. It is a satire on the 1960s media-influenced phenomenon of Swinging London.It was written by George Melly and directed by Desmond Davis...

    (1968)
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car is a children's book written by Ian Fleming for his son Caspar, with illustrations by John Burningham...

    (1968)
  • The Bliss of Mrs Blossom (1968)
  • Moon Zero 2 (1969)
  • All the Right Noises
    All the Right Noises
    All the Right Noises is a 1971 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Tom Bell, Olivia Hussey, Judy Carne and John Standing.-Cast:* Tom Bell - Len Lewin* Olivia Hussey - Val* Judy Carne - Joy Lewin* John Standing - Bernie...

    (1970)
  • Strange Report
    Strange Report
    Strange Report is a British television drama starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969....

    (1970)
  • Dad's Army
    Dad's Army
    Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...

    (1971)
  • Luke's Kingdom (1975)
  • Prince Regent
    Prince Regent
    A prince regent is a prince who rules a monarchy as regent instead of a monarch, e.g., due to the Sovereign's incapacity or absence ....

    (1977)
  • The 4th Floor
    The 4th Floor
    The 4th Floor is a 1999 film, written and directed by Josh Klausner. The film stars Juliette Lewis, William Hurt, Shelley Duvall and Austin Pendleton. The film was released in 1999. It was filmed on location in New York City and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada...

    (1986)
  • King and Castle (1986)
  • The Bill
    The Bill
    The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...

    (1985)
  • The Bill 2 (1987)
  • The Bill 3 (1989)
  • The Bill 4 (1990)
  • The Bill 5 (1991)
  • The Bill 6 (1992)
  • The Bill 1,2,3 (1992)
  • London's Burning
    London's Burning
    London's Burning was a British television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network that focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch at a fictional fire station called Blackwall.It was broadcast between 1986 and...

    (1992)
  • London's Burning (Blue Watch Blues)(1995)
  • London's Burning (Flashpoint) (1995)

External links


Fansite *http://www.johnburkeauthor.moonfruit.com

Article in The Independent
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