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John Jakes

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born March 31, 1932Died March 11, 2023 (90 years)
John William Jakes (born March 31, 1932) was an American writer, best known for American historical & speculative fiction. His Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent Family Chronicles. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland. In September 2013, Jakes was named a Florida Literary Legend at the Florida Heritage Book Festival and Writers Conference in St. Augustine, Florida.

Known For

  • North and South
  • North and South, Book II
  • The Bastard

John Jakes Filmography

1979
NDR Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self
1950
Beat the Clock (2002) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant

1990
A Cry in the Wild · as Rescue Plane Pilot
1979
The Seekers (TV Series) · as Alex Elphinstone

1979
The Seekers (TV Series) · as Novel
1978
The Bastard (TV Series) · as Novel

1986
North and South, Book II (TV Series) · as Novel "love And War"
1985
North and South (TV Series) · as From The Novel By

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