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Allan Scott Biography (1941-)

Original name, Allan G. Shiach; born September 16, 1941, in Elgin, Scotland;immigrated to the United States, 1967; son of Leslie K. (a lawyer) and LucieShiach; married Kathleen Breck, November 12, 1966; children: Dominic, Philippa, Luke.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Screenwriter, producer

Birth Details

September 16, 1941

Elgin, Scotland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Executive Producer
• Taffin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Shallow Grave, Gramercy, 1994
• Two Deaths, Castle Hill, 1995
• True Blue, Manuel Salvador, 1996
• Film Producer
• Cold Heaven, Hemdale Releasing Corporation, 1991
• Regeneration (also known as Behind the Lines), Imperial Entertainment/Norstar Entertainment, 1997
• The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game), Gramercy, 1999
• Grizzly Falls, Providence Entertainment, 1999
• The Fourth Angel, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Chris Bryant and Andrew Meredith) The Man Who Had Power over Women (adapted from the novel by Gordon Williams), Avco Embassy, 1970
• (With Bryant) Don't Look Now (also known as A Venezia ... un dicembre rosso shocking; adapted from the story by Daphne du Maurier), British Lion/Paramount, 1973
• (With Bryant) The Girl from Petrovka (adapted from the novel by George Feifer), Universal, 1974
• (With Bryant) The Spiral Staircase, Warner Bros., 1975
• (With Bryant) Joseph Andrews (adapted from the novel by Henry Fielding), Paramount, 1976
• (With Bryant and Clive Exton) The Awakening (adapted from the novel Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker), Warner Bros., 1980
• (With Bryant) Martin's Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
• (With David Ambrose and Jeffrey Ellis) D.A.R.Y.L., Paramount, 1985
• Castaway (based on the books Castaway by Lucy Irvine and The Islander by Gerald Kingsland), Cannon, 1987
• (With Wesley Moore) Apprentice to Murder, New World, 1988
• The Witches (adapted from the book by Roald Dahl), Warner Bros., 1990
• Cold Heaven, Hemdale Releasing, 1991
• Two Deaths, Castle Hill, 1995
• The Preacher's Wife, Buena Vista/Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
• In Love and War, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros., 1996
• Regeneration (also known as Behind the Lines), Imperial Entertainment/Norstar Entertainment, 1997
• The Fourth Angel, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
• Also wrote The Mating Birds; The Challenger; Across theRiver and into the Trees; Don Coyote; Abracadaver; Alexandra; (with Bryant) Nine Tiger Man; Plumb Drillin'; TheMurder League; The Golden Rendezvous; The Persian Ransom; The Cormorant; Something Moves; The Yermakov Transfer; The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes; Lifeline; (and with G. Tabori),The Man from Nowhere.
• Film Songs
• "Better Late than Never," Coming to America, Paramount, 1988
• Television Movies
• Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (also known as Shadow on theSun), CBS, 1988