Jonathan Gems
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- Born
- 1952
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Susan's Breasts
- The tax exile
- Mars Attacks!
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Film & TV
London, United Kingdom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Gems (born 1952, London) is a British playwright and screenwriter mostly known for his work on Mars Attacks!, directed by Tim Burton. He also wrote the film's novelization. The son of the playwright Pam Gems, Jonathan Gems wrote a number of plays for theatres on the London fringe before gradually turning to screenwriting. As well as Mars Attacks!,…
Known for
- The War Of The Worlds: The Prophetic Novel — Self (Screenwriter)2025
- Who Killed British Cinema? — Self2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1952-01-01
- writing language
- English language
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