Anthony Coburn

Anthony Coburn
Birth date:	10 December 1927
Death date:	28 April 1977
Work in the DWU
Main jobs:	Writer
Stories:	An Unearthly Child & The Masters of Luxor
Main time period active:	1963
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	Dr Finlay's Casebook, Maigret, The Newcomers, The Borderers, Warship, Poldark
IMDb profile

James Anthony Coburn (10 December 1927-28 April 1977) wrote the produced Doctor Who TV story An Unearthly Child and the unproduced The Masters of Luxor.

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.

External links

• Anthony Coburn at the Internet Movie Database