Jim Cash
Jim Cash | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Willis Cash[1] January 17, 1941 Boyne City,Michigan,U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2000(aged 59) East Lansing,Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Co-writer ofTop Gun(1986) |
| Spouse | Cynthia Cash |
| Children | 4 |
James Willis Cash(January 17, 1941 – March 25, 2000) was an American film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films asTop GunandThe Secret of My Success.
Early life and education
[edit]Cash was born on January 17, 1941, inBoyne City,Michigan.[2]
In 1970, Cash received aB.A.in English fromMichigan State University(MSU). In 1972, Cash received an M.A. in Television and Radio fromMichigan State University.[3]
Career
[edit]As a professor, Cash taught writing and film history atMichigan State University.Cash met a student namedJack Epps, Jr.,who would later become his writing partner. Epps was from theDetroitarea.
Cash and Epps began their writing relationship while atMichigan State University.In 1975, they wrote their first story together in the MSU Union Grill. Soon afterward Epps moved toHollywood,California.Cash continued to live inEast Lansing,Michigan,while Epps lived inSanta Monica,California.They collaborated via computer.
In 1986, Cash and Epps co-wroteTop Gun.
Personal life
[edit]Cash married his first wife, Mariann (Mimi), when he was a professor at MSU and she was a sophomore at MSU studying communications.
Cash and his second wife, Cynthia, had four children.[4]He and his wife had a restaurant inLansing, Michigan.[4]
Cash also established several scholarships for film production and performing arts.[2][3]
He died after hospitalization for an intestinal ailment.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Dangerously(withJack Epps Jr.) (1978) (unproduced)
- Izzy and Moe(withJack Epps Jr.,Steven Patrick Bell andRobert Boris) (1985) (TV) (story only)
- Top Gun(withJack Epps Jr.) (1986)
- Legal Eagles(withJack Epps Jr.) (1986)
- The Secret of My Success(withJack Epps Jr.andA.J. Carothers) (1987)
- Turner & Hooch(withJack Epps Jr.,Dennis Shryack,Michael BlodgettandDaniel Petrie Jr.) (1989)
- Dick Tracy(withJack Epps Jr.) (1990)
- Anaconda(withJack Epps Jr.andHans Bauer) (1997)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas(withJack Epps Jr.) (2000)
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(withJack Epps Jr.andHans Bauer) (2004) (story, elements from the originalAnacondascript)
- Top Gun: Maverick(based on characters created by with Jack Epps Jr.) (2022) (story only) (screenplay from the filmTop Gun)
References
[edit]- ^U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007
- ^abOliver, Myrna (March 29, 2000)."Jim Cash; Professor, Half of 'Top Gun' Screenwriting Duo".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
- ^ab"Jim Cash & Jack Epps".Michigan Writers Collection.Michigan State University.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
- ^abcOliver, Myrna (March 30, 2000)."Jim Cash, 59, Screenwriter".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
