About John Beaird
Lived 1953 – 1993 (aged 40). John Beaird was an American screenwriter and author.
John Beaird (April 9, 1953 – July 9, 1993) was a screenwriter and film producer. He was responsible for scripting two of the most well-known slasher films of the early 1980s, My Bloody Valentine and Happy Birthday To Me (1981), though his work on the latter went uncredited. My Bloody Valentine is notorious for its rough treatment at the hands of the MPAA, which demanded extensive cutting of the film's gore. Beaird died in 1993 in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography Screenplays My Bloody Valentine (1981) Happy Birthday To Me (1981 - co-screenplay, uncredited) Trapped (1982) North Beach and Rawhide (1985 - story, co-teleplay)
Producer The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) Caroline? (1990)
Actor Challenger (1990)
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Who was John Beaird?
American screenwriter
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John Beaird was born on 9 April 1953.
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John Beaird died on 9 July 1993.
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John Beaird was a screenwriter and author.
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John Beaird was American.
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