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Dan Gordon ( ; born ( 1947-05-05 ) May 5, 1947) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, television writer, television producer, television director, film producer, novelist, playwright, film director, and reserve duty captain in the Israel Defense Forces .1 As a screenwriter , he has written films including Wyatt Earp , Passenger 57 , Murder in the First , and The Hurricane , and developed the story for Rambo: Last Blood . He has been the producer, screenwriter and story editor for over 200 hours of television, including Highway to Heaven , Highlander , and Soldier of Fortune, Inc. He has also written stage adaptations of Terms of Endearment and Rain Man , and novels based on his screenplays as well as his own experiences fighting in the Gaza War .
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Dan Gordon is an American writer noted for his film and television work.
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Dan Gordon is an Israeli-American film and television screenwriter.He also serves as a Captain in the Israel Defense Forces .
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Dan Gordon ( ; born ( 1947-05-05 ) May 5, 1947) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, television writer, television producer, television director, film producer, novelist, playwright, film director, and reserve duty captain in the Israel Defense Forces .As a screenwriter , he has written films including Wyatt Earp , Passenger 57 , Murder in the First , and The Hurricane , and developed the story for Rambo: Last Blood .He has been the producer, screenwriter and story editor for over 200 hours of television, including Highway to Heaven , Highlander , and Soldier of Fortune, Inc.He has also written stage adaptations of Terms of Endearment and Rain Man , and novels based on his screenplays as well as his own experiences fighting in the Gaza War .
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Israeli-American writer and producer Dan Gordon ( Hebrew : דן גורדון ; born ( 1947-05-05 ) May 5, 1947) is an Israeli-American writer, producer and director. As a screenwriter , he has written films including Wyatt Earp , Passenger 57 , Murder in the First , and The Hurricane , and developed the story for Rambo: Last Blood . He has been the producer, screenwriter and story editor for over 200 hours of television, including Highway to Heaven , Highlander , and Soldier of Fortune, Inc. He has also written stage adaptations of Terms of Endearment and Rain Man , and novels based on his screenplays as well as his own experiences fighting in the Gaza War .
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american writer noted for his film and television work
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israeli-american writer
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