Charles Edward Pogue

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Charles Edward Pogue
Born
Charles Edward Pogue Jr.

(1950-01-18) January 18, 1950 (age 74)
Other namesChuck Pogue, Charles Pogue
Education Highlands High School
Alma mater University of Kentucky
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • playwright
  • actor
Years active1983–present
Notable work The Hound of the Baskervilles , Psycho III , The Fly , D.O.A. , Dragonheart
SpouseJulieanne Beasley (1987–present)
Website poguespages.blogspot.ca

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.[ citation needed ]

From 1997 to 2001, Pogue served on the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America, West.[ citation needed ]

Pogue and his wife Julieanne Beasley reside in Georgetown, Kentucky. They are both active in theatre productions and he frequently works with the Actors Guild of Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles Douglas Hickox TV movie
1983 The Sign of Four Desmond Davis TV movie
1986 Psycho III Anthony Perkins
1986 The Fly David Cronenberg
1988 D.O.A. Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel
1990 Hands of a Murderer Stuart OrmeTV movie
1996 Dragonheart Rob Cohen
1997 Kull the Conqueror John Nicolella
2005 Hercules Roger Young TV movie

Plays

Novels

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Charles Pogue Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  2. Tenkotte, Paul A.; Claypool, James C. (17 October 2014). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   9780813159966.
  3. Charles Edward Pogue - Crusader for Creative Rights Archived November 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Linder, Brian (15 May 2002). "10 Questions: Charles Edward Pogue". IGN.