James Maurice Quinlan (May 1, 1934 – March 29, 2020) was an American journalist, writer and screenwriter. Quinlan wrote the screenplay for the 1996 movie ''

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Biography

Jim Quinlan was born and raised in

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. His father was a bank examiner; he also lived with his mother and his sister. In 1949, he moved to Chicago and attended Fenwick High School. He also competed in the

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boxing tournament. Later, he attended

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, where he graduated in 1957. In 1969, he moved to

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where he worked for the

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, and later the

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; he became the city editor of the latter in 1977 after a successful human interest column. In 1980 he moved back to Chicago where he worked at the

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. Quinlan also worked for the

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and the

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for short periods, winning the E.H. Shaffer award at the latter. He had four children, all of whom with his first wife; he then moved to

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with his second wife, where he wrote for the

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. He died on March 29, 2020.

Works

Books *Spying on Fishback *The Trout Snout Caper Screenplays *

References

External links

Jim Quinlan IMDb

Jim Quinlan MovieFone
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinlan, Jim 1934 births 2020 deaths American male journalists Loyola University Chicago alumni Writers from St. Louis People from Bradenton, Florida People from North Palm Beach, Florida Screenwriters from Florida Screenwriters from Missouri