George Gipe

George Gipe (February 3, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts – September 6, 1986 in Glendale, California) was an American magazine writer, author and screenwriter. Gipe died at the age of 53 as the result of an allergic reaction to a bee sting.^[1]

Death

Gipe was allergic to bees, and while in Glendale, CA, he was stung by a bee. George was announced dead on arrival on September 6, 1986, a year after Explorers was made.

Works

Novels

• Nearer to the Dust (1967)
• Coney Island Quickstep (1977)

Novelizations

• Melvin and Howard (1980)
• Resurrection (1980)
• Gremlins (1984)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Explorers (1985)

Short stories

• "The Cask of Amarillo Texas" (1969)

Non-fiction

• The Great American Sports Book (1978)
• The Last Time When... (1982)

Screenplays

• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (co-written with Carl Reiner & Steve Martin)
• The Man With Two Brains (1983) (co-written with Carl Reiner & Steve Martin)
• Dominant Genes (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Bull (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Aces (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Reverse Angel (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Doctors in Paradise (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Combat High (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Manhattan Stagecoach (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Totally Gross (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Nut Case (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Prince Charming (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)
• Spindled Man (Date not sure) (unsure if co-written)

References

1. ↑ "George Gipe is Dead at 53; A Film and Television Writer," New York Times, September 9, 1986

External links

• George Gipe at the Internet Movie Database