KJ
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American screenwriter
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
6 August 1954(Detroit)
Death:
3 April 2011(Santa Monica)
Family:
Mother:
Laura Devon
Father:
Maurice Jarre
The details
Biography
Introduction
Kevin Jarre (August 6, 1954 – April 3, 2011) was an American screenwriter, actor, and film producer.
Background
Jarre was born in Detroit, Michigan, to actress Laura Devon, who subsequently married film composer Maurice Jarre in the mid-1960s and, hence, was the adoptive half-brother to French composer Jean-Michel Jarre.
Career
His better-known screenplays include Rambo: First Blood Part II, Glory (1989), and Tombstone. Jarre also wrote the screenplays for The Mummy (1999) and The Devil's Own, and produced The Jackal (1997). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and a WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Glory.
Jarre died in Santa Monica, California, of heart failure, age 56.