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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Amy Saltz to David Selby
Gavin Scott Biography (1950-)
Born 1950, in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England; raised in New Zealand;immigrated to the United States, 1993; married. Addresses: Agent: Original Artists, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Linda Seifert, Linda Seifert Management, 91 Berwick St., London W1F 0NE, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, director, producer
- Birth Details
- 1950
- Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Work
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Series
- Creator and executive producer, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, CBC, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, c. 2000
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, The Learning Channel, 2001
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Film Director
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Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island, Crystal Sky,2004
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WRITINGS
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Teleplays
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Series
- (With Terry Jones) Blazing Dragons (animated), Teletoon and The Disney Channel, 1992-1994
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The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, CBC, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, c. 2000
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Miniseries
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The Mists of Avalon (based on the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley;also known as Die Nebel von Avalon), TNT, 2001
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Earthsea, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004
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Movies
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The Snow Queen, The Hallmark Channel, 2002
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Episodic
- "Barcelona, May 1917," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC, 1992
- "Petrograd, July 1917," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC, 1993
- "The Trial," Space Rangers, CBS, 1994
- Author of "Prague, August 1917," an unaired episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC.
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Screenplays
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With Others
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The Borrowers (based on the novels by Mary Norton), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1997
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Small Soldiers (live action and animated), DreamWorks SKG, 1998
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (based on the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), Amblin Entertainment, 1999
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Touching the Void, IFC Films, 2003
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Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island, Crystal Sky,2004
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Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island, Crystal Sky,2004
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (based on the novel by Jules Verne), IMAX Corporation, 2005
- Scriptwriter (with Terry Jones) for Absolutely Anything.
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Novels
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Hot Pursuit, St. Martin's Press, 1977
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Flight of Lies, St. Martin's Press, 1980
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Revolution! (based on his teleplay "Petrograd, July 1917," TheYoung Indiana Jones Chronicles; story by George Lucas), Random House, 1992
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Gorgonites' Quest, Grosset & Dunlap, 1998
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Small Soldiers: The Junior Novelization (based on the film Small Soldiers), Grosset & Dunlap, 1998
- Author of a self-help manual for activists, How to Stop the Bomb.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Electronic
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Science Fiction Weekly, http://www.scifi.com, September 6, 2004
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Two Evil Monks Guides, http://www.twoevilmonks.org, September 6, 2004
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Writers Guild of America, http://www.wga.org, September 6, 2004
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