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John Shirley
Writer, Additional CreditsBorn February 10, 1953 (72 years)
John Shirley is an American writer, primarily of fantasy, science fiction, dark street fiction, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, Wyatt in Wichita, and one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas. Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays—including The Crow and has published over 40 books and 8 short-story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. An extensive compilation of songs by Shirley, Broken Mirror Glass was released by Black October Records. His most recent album is Spaceship Landing in a Cemetery, a collaboration with prog rocker Jerry King, aided by a host of musicians. He has written about spirituality for Parabola Magazine and Quest Magazine.
John Shirley Filmography
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (TV Series) |
| 2009 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Sinbad (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Profit (TV Series) |
| 1995 | VR.5 (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Specialist · as Novel |
| 1994 | The Crow · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series) |
| 2010 | |
| 2004 |
| 2008 | Iron Man: Armored Adventures (TV Series) · as Story By |
| 1997 | Spawn (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1988 | RoboCop: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1987 | BraveStarr (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1986 | Defenders of the Earth (TV Series) · as Written By |