Gavin Scott
Gavin Scott | |
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Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Kingston upon Hull, England |
Occupation | Director, screenwriter and television producer. |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Period | 1992–present |
Genre | Comedy, drama, adventure, science fiction |
Gavin Duncan Scott (born 1950) is an English novelist, broadcaster and writer of the
Scott wrote Krakatoa, a
He created and executive produced a 22-part television series set in the nineteenth century about the origins of the creative ideas of Jules Verne, which was broadcast around the world.
In 2006, his children's film Treasure Island Kids: The Battle for Treasure Island, starring Randy Quaid, was released on DVD.
Born in
After five years as a reporter and program anchor for
Following the death of Maurice Macmillan in 1984, son of the former British Prime Minister and MP for Surrey South West Harold Macmillan, Gavin Scott was selected and stood as a Liberal here at the Parliamentary Byelection for the Liberal/SDP Alliance and came within 2,600 votes of taking the seat from the Conservative candidate Virginia Bottomley who went on to serve in John Major's cabinet.
It was during this time that he started writing novels, including Hot Pursuit, about a Russian satellite that crashed in New Zealand, and A Flight of Lies, about the hunt for the bones of Peking Man. He has recently written a Dickensian historical novel set in the nineteenth century, The Adventures of Toby Wey. He also had a stint at ITN as a reporter/newsreader in the late 1980s.
With
Gavin is also a sculptor, creating shadow boxes similar to those of Joseph Cornell, using mass-produced toys as his medium. He lives with his family in Santa Monica, California, and recently finished writing the script of Absolutely Anything with Terry Jones.[2]
Writing credits
Production | Notes | Broadcaster |
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
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ABC |
Thatcherworld |
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BBC2
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Space Rangers |
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CBS |
The Borrowers |
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N/A |
Small Soldiers |
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N/A |
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne |
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CBC |
The Mists of Avalon
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TNT
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Legend of Earthsea |
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Sci-Fi Channel |
Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island |
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N/A |
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island |
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N/A |
Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island |
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N/A |
War and Peace
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RAI |
Beauty and the Beast |
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N/A |
Absolutely Anything |
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N/A |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Reference |
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2002 | Writers Guild of America Awards | The Mists of Avalon
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Adapted Long Form | Nominated |
References
- ^ "BBC America". BBC America.
- ^ "Variety". Variety.
External links
- Official website
- Gavin Scott at IMDb