Harry Julian Fink Explained

Harry Julian Fink
Birth Date:7 July 1923
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:La Jolla, California, U.S.
Occupation:Screenwriter
Spouse:Rita M. Fink

Harry Julian Fink (July 7, 1923 – August 8, 2001) was an American television and film writer, best known for Have Gun – Will Travel and as one of the creators of Dirty Harry.[2]

Fink wrote for various television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and also created several, including NBC's T.H.E. Cat, starring Robert Loggia, and Tate starring David McLean.

His first film work was the 1965 Sam Peckinpah film Major Dundee. He also worked on Ice Station Zebra, and, with his wife Rita M. Fink, Big Jake, Dirty Harry and Cahill U.S. Marshal.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fink. Harry J. United States Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch. May 22, 2015.
  2. Monaco, James, The Movie Guide, page 200, Perigee Books, 1992
  3. Web site: The New York Times. Cahill United States Marshal (1973) Film: 'Cahill, United States Marshal' Stars Wayne. Vincent Canby. Vincent. Canby. July 12, 1973.
  4. Book: Daniel O'Brien. Clint Eastwood: Film-maker. 1996. B.T. Batsford. 978-0-7134-7839-6. 107.