George Gipe
American writer

George Gipe

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American writer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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WriterScreenwriterNovelist
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & RadioLiterature
Birth:
3 February 1933(Baltimore)
Death:
6 September 1986(Glendale)
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George Gipe (February 3, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland – September 6, 1986 in Glendale, California) was an American magazine writer, author and screenwriter. Gipe died at the age of 53 as the result of an allergic reaction to a bee sting.

Death

Gipe was allergic to bee stings, and while in Glendale, CA, he was stung by a bee. George was announced dead on arrival on September 6, 1986, a year after Explorers was made.

Works

Novels

  • Nearer to the Dust (1967)
  • Coney Island Quickstep (1977)

Novelizations

  • Melvin and Howard (1980)
  • Resurrection (1980)
  • Gremlins (1984)
  • Back to the Future (1985)
  • Explorers (1985)

Short stories

  • "The Cask of Amarillo Texas" (1969)

Non-fiction

  • The Great American Sports Book (1978)
  • The Last Time When... (1982)

Screenplays

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (co-written with Carl Reiner & Steve Martin)
  • The Man With Two Brains (1983) (co-written with Carl Reiner & Steve Martin)