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Jack Barth is an Anglo-American writer. He has written for film, television, books and magazines, and is also a television producer. He is best known for creating the story that was the basis for the 2019 film Yesterday and his claim that Richard Curtis falsely took credit for key elements of Barth's original screenplay, "Cover Version."
May 21, 2020 · Jack Barth was a 62-year-old comedy writer who sold his script about a world where only he remembers the Beatles. But he was shocked to see Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle turn it into a rom-com with a different ending.
Jack Barth is a British-American writer, producer and director who has worked on shows like The Simpsons, Funny, Furry and Famous, and Fights, Camera, Action! He has also written several satirical books and been nominated for a BAFTA award.
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May 22, 2020 · Writer Jack Barth opens up about how his vaguely depressing script, Cover Version, was bought and turned into 2019's romantic comedy, Yesterday.
May 23, 2020 · Jack Barth says his original script, Cover Version, had a tone that wasn’t as light-hearted 2019’s Yesterday. Barth can best be described as a struggling writer. Having spent 40 years in the industry and writing 25 unproduced screenplays, Barth sold Cover Version to Working Title Films at 62-years-old.
Genre: Drama/Fantasy. Premise: When a struggling musician realizes that he’s the only person on the planet to remember the Beatles, he starts passing the band’s songs off as his own. Only, they don’t create the stir he expected. About: Jack Barth was a 62 year old screenwriter who had been trying to get his scripts made for over 20 years.
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May 22, 2020 · Jack Barth, who wrote the script that served as the inspiration for the 2019 musical comedy Yesterday, has accused the filmmaker Richard Curtis of “taking credit for everything”.
