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Overview

Date of Birth:
31 March 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Trivia:
Known as "the godfather of the historical novel." more
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Filmography

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- 1. "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994)   (3 episodes, 1994) 1994 - 4.9 (469)
AKAs:
  • John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III
  • North and South III
3 TV episodes:
- 2. "North and South, Book II" (1986)   (6 episodes, 1986) 1986 - 7.9 (1,301)
AKAs:
  • Love and War (USA: subtitle)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 3. "North and South" (1985)   (6 episodes, 1985) 1985 - 8.1 (2,756)
- 4. The Seekers (1979) (TV) (novel) 1979 - 7.0 (51)
- 5. The Rebels (1979) (TV) (novel) 1979 - 7.5 (65)
- 6. The Bastard (1978) (TV)   (novel "The Bastard") 1978 - 7.0 (109)
AKAs:
  • The Kent Chronicles
Actor
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- 1. The Seekers (1979) (TV) Alex Elphinstone 1979 - 7.0 (51)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Besides his historical novels, in the 1960s Jakes wrote several Man from U.N.C.L.E. novellas for the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine, under a pseudonym. more
Genres:
Drama | War | Romance | Western more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Sequel | American Civil War more

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