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Joe Gores (1931–2011)

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Author of the popular "DKA File" series (1969-1978), featuring private investigators, or "ops." Gores deromanticizes detective work in this series, showing the drudgery and grunt work of detection. After earning a master's degree from Stanford University in 1961, he taught at a boys' school in Kenya... See more trivia »

Born:

Joseph Nicholas Gores
in Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Greenbrae, California, USA
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1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
– Blind Chess (1989) (written by)
 
1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
– Death Trip (1986) (written by)
 
1985 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
– A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken (1985) (story / teleplay)
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series)
– Let's Steele a Plot (1984) (written by)
 
1984 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
– Seven Dead Eyes (1984) (writer)
 
1982 Hammett (novel)
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
 
1975-1977 Kojak (TV series)
– Case Without a File (1977) (written by)
– Bad Dude (1976) (written by / as Joseph N. Gores)
– No Immunity for Murder (1975) (written by / as Joseph N. Gores)
 
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1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series) (story editor - 6 episodes)
– The King of Jazz (1989) (story editor)
– Blues for Buder (1989) (story editor)
– Auntie Sue (1989) (story editor)
– Blind Chess (1989) (story editor)
– Carolann (1989) (story editor)
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2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (video documentary short)
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Kojak: Season 3: Episode 10 -- Kojak runs into conflict with the FBI when he tries to investigate the background of a man in connection with the murder of a bookkeeper.
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Joseph N. Gores
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Trivia:

Author of the popular "DKA File" series (1969-1978), featuring private investigators, or "ops." Gores deromanticizes detective work in this series, showing the drudgery and grunt work of detection. After earning a master's degree from Stanford University in 1961, he taught at a boys' school in Kenya... See more »

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