Burke, Martyn
BURKE, Martyn
BURKE, Martyn. Canadian, b. 1947. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays, Documentaries/Reportage. Career: Journalist, screenwriter, and novelist. Freelance correspondent, covered the Vietnam War and Afghan War; director of documentary films for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC-TV). Publications: Laughing War, 1980; The Commissar's Report, 1984; Ivory Joe, 1991; Tiara (novel), 1995; The Shelling of Beverly Hills (novel), 2000. SCREENPLAYS: Connections; State of Shock; The Last Chase; Power Play; Sugartime; Pentagon Wars, 1998; Pirates of Silicon Valley, 1999.
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