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Jack Rosenthal

Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born September 8, 1931Died May 29, 2004 (72 years)
Jack Morris Rosenthal was an English playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and over 150 screenplays, including original TV plays, feature films, and adaptations.

A street in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester is named after him, appropriately next to a centre of contemporary art, theatre and film that opened in 2015, HOME.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Coronation Street
  • P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
  • London's Burning

Known For

  • Yentl
  • Continental Divide
  • P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
  • London's Burning
  • The Chain
  • Ready When You Are Mr. McGill
  • Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
  • The Knowledge
  • The Lovers!
  • Interview Day
  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground
  • Captain Jack
  • The Duchess of Duke Street
  • The Lucky Star
  • Those Glory Glory Days
  • Coronation Street
  • London's Burning
  • Lucky Jim
  • Cold Enough for Snow
  • Mrs. Capper's Birthday
  • Forever Young
  • Play for Today

Filmography

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