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|birth date = [[10 December (people)|10 December]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] | |birth date = [[10 December (people)|10 December]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] | ||
|death date = [[28 April (people)|28 April]] [[1977 (people)|1977]] | |death date = [[28 April (people)|28 April]] [[1977 (people)|1977]] | ||
|non dwu= ''Dr Finlay's Casebook'', ''Maigret'', ''The Newcomers'', ''The Borderers'', ''Warship'', ''Poldark'' | |non dwu = ''Dr Finlay's Casebook'', ''Maigret'', ''The Newcomers'', ''The Borderers'', ''Warship'', ''Poldark'' | ||
|imdb= id = 0167985 | |imdb= id = 0167985 | ||
|story = ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' & ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]''|time = 1963 | |story = ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' & ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' | ||
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'''James Anthony Coburn''' ([[10 December (people)|10 December]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[28 April (people)|28 April]] [[1977 (people)|1977]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) wrote the script for ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' (the first four-episode ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial which replaced ''[[The Giants (TV story|The Giants]]'' by [[C. E. Webber]]) and the unproduced ''[[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' (which would have been the second serial of ''Doctor Who'' instead of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', and was subsequently adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]] and released as [[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|an audio story]]). | '''James Anthony Coburn''' ([[10 December (people)|10 December]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[28 April (people)|28 April]] [[1977 (people)|1977]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) wrote the script for ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' (the first four-episode ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial which replaced ''[[The Giants (TV story|The Giants]]'' by [[C. E. Webber]]) and the unproduced ''[[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' (which would have been the second serial of ''Doctor Who'' instead of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', and was subsequently adapted by [[Nigel Robinson]] and released as [[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|an audio story]]). | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 18 March 2023
James Anthony Coburn (10 December 1927-28 April 1977[1]) wrote the script for An Unearthly Child (the first four-episode Doctor Who serial which replaced The Giants by C. E. Webber) and the unproduced The Masters of Luxor (which would have been the second serial of Doctor Who instead of The Daleks, and was subsequently adapted by Nigel Robinson and released as an audio story).
In 1992, Titan Books published his scripts for the above mentioned unproduced episode.
Career
He also wrote for Dr Finlay's Casebook (1963) and Maigret (1963), and adapted The Children of the New Forest (1964) and Heiress of Garth(1965) for television. He produced the final season of the Mediterranean drama Vendetta (1968), the historical drama The Borderers (1969-70) and the first two seasons of the naval drama Warship (1973-74).
Death
He died of a heart attack while producing the second season of the period drama Poldark in 1977.[2]
