Biography.guide
Home › People › Screenwriter › John Howlett
Portrait of John Howlett

John Howlett

1940 – 2019

English author and screenwriter

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About John Howlett

Lived 1940 – 2019 (aged 78). John Howlett was an American and English screenwriter, writer, biographer and author.

John Howlett (4 April 1940 – 4 March 2019) was an English author and screenwriter who lived in Rye, East Sussex.

He started his writing career by co-writing the screenplay of the 1968 feature film if...., directed by Lindsay Anderson.

Education Howlett attended Tonbridge School and Jesus College, Oxford where he studied history.

Screenwriting Credits His writing credits cover film and TV and include both writing and adaptation.

Fiction The Christmas Spy (1975) Tango November (1976) Maximum Credible Accident (1980) Orange (1985) Murder of a Moderate Man (1985) Cry (1995) Love Of An Unknown Soldier (2010) A Long Road Home (2012) When War Came Again (2012) First Snow Of Winter (2012)

Non fiction James Dean (1975) Frank Sinatra (1979)

Theatre Dean - West End musical with Robert Campbell. Subsequently produced in Japan by the Takarazuka Revue Lorca - Musical with Theo Jaskolkowski & Robert Campbell

Radio - (BBC Radio 4) Soldier, Poor man, Beggarman, Thief Next Man Through the Door Gone for Soldiers Maximum Credible Accident

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Education
Jesus College, Jesus College, Oxford

People in John Howlett's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped John Howlett's

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Howlett?

English author and screenwriter

When was John Howlett born?

John Howlett was born on 4 April 1940.

When did John Howlett die?

John Howlett died on 3 March 2019.

What was John Howlett's occupation?

John Howlett was a screenwriter, writer, biographer and author.

What nationality was John Howlett?

John Howlett was American and English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Howlett

· Wikidata: Q6240153

· DBpedia: John Howlett

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Howlett. https://biography.guide/john-howlett/

MLA: "John Howlett." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-howlett/.

Chicago: "John Howlett." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/john-howlett/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:15 UTC