Hank Searls

Hank Searls
BornHenry Hunt Searls
(1922-08-10)August 10, 1922
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 2017(2017-02-17) (aged 94)
Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S.
OccupationNovelist and screenwriter
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy

Henry Hunt Searls (August 10, 1922 – February 17, 2017)[1][2] was an American author and screenwriter. His novels included The Crowded Sky (1960), which was adapted as the 1960 movie of the same name; The Pilgrim Project (1964), which was adapted as the 1968 movie Countdown; and The Penetrators (1965, writing as Anthony Gray). Searls also wrote the novelizations for the movies Jaws 2 (1978) featuring Roy Scheider and Murray Hamilton, and Jaws: The Revenge (1987) featuring Michael Caine and Lorraine Gary.

  1. ^ "Henry H. "Hank" Searls Jr. Obituary (1922 - 2017) Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ "Hank Searls | Memorial Tribute". memorial.yourtribute.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-05.