Charles Edward Pogue
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| Charles Edward Pogue | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Edward Pogue, Jr. January 18, 1950 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Other names | Chuck Pogue, Charles Pogue |
| Education | Highlands High School |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, playwright, actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable work | The Hound of the Baskervilles, Psycho III, The Fly, D.O.A., Dragonheart |
| Spouse(s) | Julieanne Beasley (1987–present) |
| Website | poguespages |
Charles Edward Pogue, Jr. (born January 18, 1950) is an American screenwriter, playwright and stage actor. He is best known for writing the screenplays of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983), Psycho III (1986), The Fly (1986) and Dragonheart (1996).[1]
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Early life
Pogue was born on January 18, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Charles Edward Pogue, Sr. (1921–1994) and Ruth Elizabeth Hick (1921–2010). He grew up in Fort Thomas, Kentucky and graduated from Highlands High School in 1968. He earned a degree in theater arts from the University of Kentucky in 1972 where he was active in theatre productions.[2]
Career
Pogue began writing plays and screenplays after moving to Los Angeles, California. He has worked in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thriller genres, and he has also scripted several Sherlock Holmes adaptations: The Hound of the Baskervilles,[1] The Sign of Four,[1] and Hands of a Murderer.[1] His most well-known work to date is probably the acclaimed 1986 remake[1] of The Fly; he provided the initial drafts, though his work was heavily rewritten by David Cronenberg, the film's director.[3]
He has expressed his disappointment with the films that were made from his screenplays for Dragonheart[1] and Kull the Conqueror,[1] saying that they were ruined by studio interference.[4] Whereas he believes that his most satisfying achievement was The Hound of the Baskervilles.[4]
Pogue is also a renowned actor in regional theater who has worked onstage with such stars as Charlton Heston, Jeremy Brett, Cyd Charisse, Martha Raye and Deanna Dunagan.
From 1997 to 2001, Pogue served on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, West.
Pogue and his wife Julieanne Beasley reside in Georgetown, Kentucky. They are both very active in theatre productions and he frequently works with the Actors Guild of Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Teleplay | TV film |
| 1983 | The Sign of Four | Teleplay | TV film |
| 1986 | Psycho III | Screenplay | |
| 1986 | The Fly | Screenplay | |
| 1988 | D.O.A. | Screenplay | |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Story | |
| 1990 | Hands of a Murderer | Teleplay, Co-Producer | TV film |
| 1996 | Dragonheart | Screenplay | |
| 1997 | Kull the Conqueror | Screenplay | |
| 2005 | Hercules | Teleplay | TV miniseries |
Plays
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Whoddunit, Darling? | Co-Writer | Studio Players, Lexington |
| 1987 | The Ebony Ape | Writer, Director | Lexington Opera House |
| 2007 | Tartuffe | Writer, Actor | Downtown Arts Centre, Lexington |
Novelization
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dragonheart | Author | Based on his screenplay |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky.
- ↑ Charles Edward Pogue - Crusader for Creative Rights
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 IGN 10 Questions: Charles Edward Pogue
External links
- Charles Edward Pogue at the Internet Movie Database
- Pogue's Pages
- Writing from the Soul by Charles Edward Pogue
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1950 births
- Living people
- American screenwriters
- American male screenwriters
- American television writers
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- Male television writers
- American dramatists and playwrights
- American male novelists
- American male stage actors
- 20th-century American writers
- 21st-century American writers
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Writers from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Writers from Kentucky
- Writers from Los Angeles, California
- People from Cincinnati, Ohio
- People from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
- People from Georgetown, Kentucky
- Highlands High School (Fort Thomas, Kentucky) alumni
- University of Kentucky alumni
