About Harry Julian Fink
Lived 1923 – 2001 (aged 78). Harry Julian Fink was an American screenwriter.
Harry Julian Fink (July 7, 1923 – August 8, 2001) was an American television and film writer, best known for Have Gun – Will Travel and as one of the creators of Dirty Harry.
Fink wrote for various television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and also created several, including NBC's T.H.E. Cat, starring Robert Loggia, and Tate starring David McLean.
His first film work was the 1965 Sam Peckinpah film Major Dundee. He also worked on Ice Station Zebra, and, with his wife Rita M. Fink, Big Jake, Dirty Harry and Cahill U.S. Marshal.
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Who was Harry Julian Fink?
American screenwriter (1923–2001)
When was Harry Julian Fink born?
Harry Julian Fink was born on 7 July 1923 in New York City.
When did Harry Julian Fink die?
Harry Julian Fink died on 8 August 2001 in La Jolla.
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Harry Julian Fink was a screenwriter.
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Harry Julian Fink was American.
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