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Biography

Early life

In high school, Jeffrey was known for his talent as a cartoonist, and for his quiet but riotous sense of humor. One of his early cartoons - turned down by magazines such as Playboy, showed a near-empty movie theater and a Dracula-like character pointing to the seat next to a young college co-ed and asking her, "Is this seat taken?" In the summer of 1968, just after finishing his BA at Sacramento State, Jeffrey briefly served as art director for a planned underground newspaper, Parallax, for which he designed the masthead; the paper never appeared. However, his experimental film submission to the UCLA film school, an impressionistic narrative set to "Mac Arthur Park," got him admission to the school, where he did his masters.

Career

Screenplay writing

Early in his career, he co-wrote the screenplay for Straight Time starring Dustin Hoffman. Straight Time is a 1978 film directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist He then adapted the Stephen King novel The Dead Zone for the screen. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The Dead Zone is a 1983 Science fiction - Thriller film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. In the mid 1980s, Warner Bros. signed him to a long-term contract, resulting in a number of successful films, including The Lost Boys, Innerspace, and the blockbusters Lethal Weapon 2 and Lethal Weapon 3. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy - Horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California Innerspace is an Academy Award -winning 1987 Science fiction Comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 Action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 buddy cop action - Comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson He also authored the screenplay for Paramount/Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a story co-written by Executive producer In 1996, he wrote The Phantom, based on the famed comic book hero and starring Billy Zane and Catherine Zeta-Jones. William George "Billy" Zane Jr (born February 24, 1966) is an American Actor and director. Catherine Zeta-Jones ( "zeeta" born September 25, 1969) is a Welsh actress, presently based in the United States

He worked on and off on several versions of a third Indiana Jones script for Spielberg, and though several scripts attributed to him have appeared on the web, he confided in his brother, Peter, before his death that none of them were authentic.

One screenplay that Boam was working on near the time of his death was an screen adaptation of author Steve Alten's Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror for Hollywood Pictures. Steve Alten (born August 21, 1959, Philadelphia) is an American Science fiction Author. Meg A Novel of Deep Terror is a Science fiction novel by Steve Alten, and was first published in July 1997. Hollywood Pictures is one of The Walt Disney Company 's several alternate movie divisions

Television

For television, he wrote and directed an episode of HBO's Tales From the Crypt, and co-created and produced the critically-acclaimed series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. featuring Bruce Campbell, which premiered on the Fox Network in 1993. Tales from the Crypt is a horror anthology American TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the Premium Cable channel The Adventures of Brisco County Jr is a short-lived western Television series with Science fiction elements set in the 1890s starring Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22 1958) is an American Actor, producer, Writer and director. Although Brisco ran for only 27 episodes, the series has developed a cult following.

Death

Tragically, his career was cut short when he suffered heart failure as the result of a rare disease which creates accelerated elasticity of muscle tissue, causing the heart and lungs to fail.

Filmography

External links

Straight Time is a 1978 film directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry The Dead Zone is a 1983 Science fiction - Thriller film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Innerspace is an Academy Award -winning 1987 Science fiction Comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy - Horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California Funny Farm is a 1988 film directed by George Roy Hill, starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a story co-written by Executive producer Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 Action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 buddy cop action - Comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson The Adventures of Brisco County Jr is a short-lived western Television series with Science fiction elements set in the 1890s starring Tales from the Crypt is a horror anthology American TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the Premium Cable channel The Phantom is a 1996 action/adventure movie starring Billy Zane, and directed by Simon Wincer.
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