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John Jakes (I)

Writer | Actor

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Known as "the godfather of the historical novel." See more trivia »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (novel "Heaven and Hell")
– Episode #1.2 (1994) (novel "Heaven and Hell")
– Episode #1.1 (1994) (novel "Heaven and Hell")
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.6 (1986) (novel "Love and War")
– Episode #1.5 (1986) (novel "Love and War")
– Episode #1.4 (1986) (novel "Love and War")
– Episode #1.3 (1986) (novel "Love and War")
– Episode #1.2 (1986) (novel "Love and War")
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1985 North and South (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.6 (1985) (from the novel by)
– Episode #1.5 (1985) (from the novel by)
– Episode #1.4 (1985) (from the novel by)
– Episode #1.3 (1985) (from the novel by)
– Episode #1.2 (1985) (from the novel by)
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1979 The Seekers (TV movie) (novel)
 
1979 The Rebels (TV movie) (novel)
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie) (novel "The Bastard")
 
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1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series)
Narrator
– Episode #1.1 (1994) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1979 The Seekers (TV movie)
Alex Elphinstone
 
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2004 The History of North and South (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
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2004 The History of North and South (video documentary short)
Himself - Author
 
1989 Today (TV series)
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– Episode dated 5 September 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
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Other Works:

Besides his historical novels, in the 1960s Jakes wrote several Man from U.N.C.L.E. novellas for the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine, under a pseudonym. See more »

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Trivia:

Known as "the godfather of the historical novel." See more »

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