George Gipe

George Gipe (February 3, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland^[1] – September 6, 1986 in Glendale, California) was an American magazine writer, author and screenwriter. Gipe died at the age of 53 as the result of an allergic reaction to a bee sting.^[2]

Death

Gipe was allergic to bee stings, and while in Glendale, CA, he was stung by a bee. George was announced dead on arrival on September 6, 1986, a year after Explorers was made.

Works

Novels

• Nearer to the Dust (1967)
• Coney Island Quickstep (1977)

Novelizations

• Melvin and Howard (1980)
• Resurrection (1980)
• Gremlins (1984)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Explorers (1985)

Short stories

• "The Cask of Amarillo Texas" (1969)

Non-fiction

• The Great American Sports Book (1978)
• The Last Time When... (1982)

Screenplays

• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (co-written with Carl Reiner & Steve Martin)
• The Man With Two Brains (1983) (co-written with Carl Reiner & Steve Martin)

References

1. "George Gipe on IMDB". Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. "George Gipe is Dead at 53; A Film and Television Writer," New York Times, September 9, 1986

External links

• George Gipe at the Internet Movie Database