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Howard Kelly "Jack" Fincher (December 6, 1930 – April 10, 2003) was an American screenwriter and journalist who had written for various magazines and periodicals, notably as San Francisco bureau chief of Life magazine.
Feb 19, 2021 · Jack Fincher could not get anyone to bite on his script while he was alive. His son, then regarded as a visionary helmer of commercials and videos, was just making his debut on Alien 3, a movie...
Dec 8, 2020 · How the Mankiewicz Family Became Aware of Jack Fincher’s “Mank” Screenplay. Ben’s cousin John Mankiewicz, eventually a screenwriter and producer on David Fincher’s series “House of ...
Nov 19, 2020 · David Fincher’s Impossible Eye. With ‘Mank,’ America’s most famously exacting director tackles the movie he’s been waiting his entire career to make. Jack Davison for The New York Times. Share...
Apr 21, 2021 · In the early 1990s, Jack Fincher wrote a script about the creation of Citizen Kane. Jack, a prominent journalist in the United States, considered Citizen Kane to be the best movie ever made. He was fascinated with the story behind the film, and he "loved to channel the greats" in his work.
Feb 23, 2021 · In the Variety Streaming Room, hosted by deputy awards and features editor Jenelle Riley, the cast and crew of “Mank” discussed how Jack Fincher’s script was able to capture the extensive legacies of some of the icons from the golden age of Hollywood, as well as the challenges of shooting in black and white.
Jack Fincher. Writer: Mank. Jack was born in Bonham, TX and was the grandson of Joanna America (Evans) Fincher, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Sparger) Evans. He grew up in Tulsa OK where he attended public schools. Jack enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and settled in the San Francisco Bay Area of CA upon his discharge.
