Kevin Noel Jarre was an American screenwriter, actor, and film producer.
14 Facts About Kevin Jarre
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Kevin Jarre adopted the last name of his adoptive father, Maurice Jarre.
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Kevin Jarre then returned to Los Angeles with his mother, who was married at that time to actor Brian Kelly.
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Kevin Jarre was the step-brother of Jean-Michel Jarre and Stefanie Jarre.
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On July 25,2009, Jarre was arrested in Santa Monica for driving while intoxicated, his bail was set at $5,000.
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Kevin Jarre had a role in the short A Hero of Our Time, directed by Michael Almereyda and based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel of the same title, and screened in the 1992 Sundance Film Festival.
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Kevin Jarre appeared in the film Gotham, the only movie directed by Lloyd Fonvielle.
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Kevin Jarre had a profound interest in history since childhood.
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Kevin Jarre was especially fascinated by the American Civil War, which led to his in-depth research of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment which inspired his screenplay for Glory.
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Kevin Jarre began directing Tombstone from his own screenplay but he was fired a month into shooting and replaced by George P Cosmatos.
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Kevin Jarre's scenes featuring Charlton Heston are still featured in the finished film.
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Kevin Jarre wrote the screenplays for The Mummy and The Devil's Own.
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Kevin Jarre often worked as a script doctor, rewriting scripts, such as the 1990 movie, Navy Seals.
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Kevin Jarre died on April 3,2011, in Santa Monica, California, of heart failure, at the age of 56.