Jere Cunningham

Jere Cunningham (born Jere Pearson Cunningham Jr.; 20 December 1943 – 23 January 2018) was an American novelist and screenwriter.

Works Novels Hunter's Blood (1977) The Legacy (1977) Die Ketzer (Villens) (2013) as Jeremiah Pearson. Der Bauernkrieger (Ausbund) (2013) as Jeremiah Pearson.

Short stories The Face (1981) - Modern Masters of Horror (1981). The Red-Eyed Thing (1982) - Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, September 1982. Fire (1984) - Omni, April 1984. The Pool of Manhead Song (1984) - Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1984. Decoys (1984) - Shadows 7 (1984).

Produced Screenplays Hunter's Blood (1986) - Based on Cunningham's novel.

Flamingo A script about the relationship between Bugsy Siegel and his mistress, Virginia Hill that would’ve been produced by Joel Silver and 20th Century Fox. Centurion An original script, described as a "Predator"-like action tale where elite army robots hunt down a special forces squad, that Cunningham would’ve directed for New Line Cinema.

Shiva A script Cunningham had written and was going to produce in partnership with Interscope Communications and Touchstone Pictures, Jonathan Hensleigh was going to rewrite the script alongside Chuck Russell, who was slated to direct. 1998 Rockwood A military-political drama based on the real-life story of Lawrence Rockwood. It was to have been produced by Brian Grazer for Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures, and would’ve been directed by Lee Tamahori.