Jack Finney

Jack Finney was born on Oct 02, 1911 in USA. Jack Finney's big-screen debut came with 5 Against the House directed by Phil Karlson in 1955. Jack Finney is known for The Love Letter directed by Dan Curtis, Campbell Scott stars as Scott Corrigan and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elizabeth Whitcomb. The upcoming new movie Jack Finney plays is The Invasion which will be released on Aug 17, 2007.

Walter Braden "Jack" Finney was an American writer, mainly known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. His most popular novels are "The Body Snatchers" (1955) and "Time and Again" (1970), although throughout his career he published nearly 50 novels that encompass the noir, thriller and comedy genres.Finney's novel "The Body Snatchers" has since been adapted into film four times. In the 1950s Don Siegel directed the first adaptation, L'invasion des profanateurs de sépultures (1956) starring Kevin McCarthy. Abel Ferrara offered his version with Body Snatchers, l'invasion continue (1993), and more recently audiences have been invited to sample the Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig adaptation Invasion (2007).None of the above films, however, have managed to surpass the terrifying Philip Kaufman adaptation L'invasion des profanateurs (1978) starring Donald Sutherland. Kaufman conveys the fear and paranoia that is at the center of Finney's novel flawlessly. It is still regarded by many as one of the best re-makes in film history, and a lot of the credit goes to Finney's novel. Donald Sutherland, incidentally, would go on to star in the similarly themed Les maîtres du monde (1994) based on the 1951 novel by Finney's friend and fellow author, Robert A. Heinlein.Despite his prolific outpouring of fiction, Jack Finney will nevertheless be predominantly remembered for the pod people who invaded Planet Earth.