Jack Perkins(1933-2019)

Writer
Actor

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Jack Perkins was born on 28 December 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Sapporo 1972: XI Olympic Winter Games (1972), Time Machine (1991) and High on Maine (1996). He was married to Mary Jo Keplinger. He died on 19 August 2019 in Nokomis, Florida, USA.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Sapporo 1972: XI Olympic Winter Games

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TV Mini Series

Self - NBC Correspondent (1972)

1972

Time Machine

TV Series

Self - Host

High on Maine

Writer

1996

The Gift of Acadia

Writer

1992

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Writer

Acadia Always
- Writer
- 2008
High on Maine
- Writer
- 1996
Maine: America's Coast
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- Writer
- 1995
The Gift of Acadia
- Writer
- 1992

Actor

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Personal details

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Born
- December 28, 1933
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
- August 19, 2019
- Nokomis, Florida, USA(complications from Parkinson's disease)
Spouse
- Mary Jo Keplinger1960 - August 19, 2019 (his death, 3 children)
Children
Parents
Other works
Release of his book, "Finding Moosewood, Finding God".

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Trivia
He grew up in Wooster, Ohio. As a student at what is now Case Western Reserve University, he studied political science and religion and worked for the college radio station. After graduating, he joined an ABC-TV affiliate in Cleveland. He moved to NBC in 1961, where he became a writer for David Brinkley, the Washington-based anchor of the network's evening news show, "The Huntley-Brinkley Report".