Gregory Allen Howard has written screenplays for famous films such as Against Every Rule and Harriet. The US author has now died at the age of 70.
The film world mourns the loss of Gregory Allen Howard (1952-2023): The American screenwriter and producer passed away on January 27 at the age of 70 after a short illness in Miami died. His spokesman for The Hollywood Reporter confirmed this. Among other things, the screenplays of the films “Against Every Rule” (2000) and “Harriet – The Road to Freedom” (2019) came from Howard’s pen.
US screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard dies at the age of 70
Gregory Allen Howard was born in August 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia. After attending college at Princeton and earning a degree in American history, the American moved to America in his mid-20s The Angels to get his writing career rolling.
In the years that followed, Howard worked as a freelance writer and contributed to a number of television shows, including the 1990s FOX series True Colors. Stage plays were also part of Howard’s work.
Written screenplays for films such as “Against Every Rule” or “Harriet”
Then came two projects that made Howard famous: the screenplay for a biographical film about the famous boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) and the script for the real-life sports film Against Every Rule, starring Denzel Washington (68). . The latter became a box office hit and grossed more than 100 million US dollars. One of Howard’s last projects was the historical film “Harriet – The Road to Freedom” with Janelle Monáe (37), which was nominated for several Oscars.
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