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John Furia is a Story and Executive producer American born on 16 august 1929 at New York City (USA)

John Furia

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Nationality USA
Birth 16 august 1929 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 may 2009 (at 79 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

John Furia, Jr. (1929 - May 7, 2009) was an American television writer, whose credits included Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, The Twilight Zone, The Waltons and Dr. Kildare.

Furia was elected President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) from 1973 until 1975. He also served on the Writers Guild of America's board of directors for two terms. Furia co-chaired the WGA's negotiating committee on several different occasions, including for the WGA's 2004 negotiations.

Furia received several honors from the WGA for his work, including the Morgan Cox, Valentine Davies and Edmund H. North awards for "leadership and guild service."

Additionally, Furia was a professor and director of film writing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television.

Furia died on May 7, 2009, at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife and seven children.

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Filmography of John Furia (3 films)

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Scriptwriter

Change of Habit
Change of Habit (1969)
, 1h33
Directed by William A. Graham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Virginia Vincent, Edward Asnere, Barbara McNair, Timothy Carey
Roles Story
Rating59% 2.9988552.9988552.9988552.9988552.998855
Dr. John Carpenter is a physician in a ghetto clinic who falls for a co-worker, Michelle Gallagher, unaware that she is a nun.
The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun (1966)
, 1h38
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalbán, Greer Garson, Agnes Moorehead, Chad Everett, Katharine Ross
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.048253.048253.048253.048253.04825
Sister Ann (Debbie Reynolds) leaves the Dominican convent near Antwerp for her assignment at Samaritan House in a depressed area of Brussels. Sister Ann loves to play the guitar and sing, and when she joins in the traditional evensong at Samaritan House, she impresses the other nuns and Father Clementi (Ricardo Montalbán). She becomes fond of Dominic Arlien (Ricky Cordell), a motherless child whose father is an unemployed drunkard and who is loved only by his 17-year-old sister, Nicole (Katharine Ross). Sister Ann composes the song Dominique for the boy. Father Clementi persuades Robert Gerarde (Chad Everett), a partner in a recording firm, to listen to Sister Ann's music in the hope of having it recorded. When Robert meets Sister Ann, he discovers that she was his classmate at the Paris Conservatory of Music 5 years ago. Later, while visiting the Arlien house, Sister Ann discovers pictures of Nicole in provocative poses; the girl defiantly tells the nun that she posed to get food and rent money for her family. Her father overhears them, strikes Nicole, and orders the nun out of the house. The Mother Prioress (Greer Garson) later admonishes Sister Ann for allowing the young girl's secret to be made known to the father. Robert, whose attraction to Sister Ann has been rekindled, obtains permission from church authorities to have her record an album; "Dominique" becomes a worldwide hit, and Ed Sullivan brings a television crew to Brussels to film Sister Ann for his show.

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