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Jan Read. Writer: Jason and the Argonauts. Son of a Scottish chemist, Jan Read developed a love of the movies from an early age. In 1946 he abandoned academia to follow his boyhood dreams, moving first to New York and then Hollywood, where he worked with Fritz Lang to learn the ropes as both a writer and producer.
- Jan Read
- November 29, 2012
- November 18, 1917
Dec 5, 2012 · Jan Read, who has died aged 95, was a scientist, a film and television writer and a wine expert. He lived much of his life in Scotland and his many achievements included working on the classic...
- The Herald Staff
One of the most significant film industry figures to hail from St Andrews is the scriptwriter Jan Read, who was born in St Andrews in 1917. During his adolescence Read became passionately interested in photography and made regular trips to the cinema, falling in love with Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo and developing a taste for musicals ...
Dec 11, 2012 · Jan Read was a successful scriptwriter, who wrote the sword-and-sandals adventure Jason and the Argonauts, helped create Dixon of Dock Green and played a key role in persuading the BBC to make...
Greater Nashville Area, TN. Award-winning writer and editor focused on distilling your vision into compelling stories that strategically advance core messages. Seasoned leader with...
- Jan Read — writer/editor/consultant
Jan Read describes how, between 1830 and 1840, two very different English travellers each produced a vivid account of Spanish scenes and personalities.
"An introduction to British movie magnate J. Arthur Rank led to Read's working as an assistant to Louis de Rochemont and producing the groundbreaking Boomerang!
