# Howard Berk

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'''Howard Berk''' (c. 1925 - March 27, 2016) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer.

==Early life==
Berk was born circa 1925. He graduated from the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia), having studied journalism.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit">{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Howard Berk, Screenwriter for Film and Television, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/howard-berk-dead-columbo-screenwriter-878654 |accessdate=December 8, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
Berk worked as a reporter for ''The Havana Herald'' in Cuba in the 1950s.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/> He also worked for the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press).<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/> He taught at his alma mater, the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia),<ref name="varietyobit"/> and authored four novels.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/>

Berk wrote several episodes of television series ''[Columbo](/source/Columbo)'', ''[Mission: Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(1966_TV_series))'', and ''[McMillan & Wife](/source/McMillan_%26_Wife)''. He also wrote films including the 1985 movie ''[Target](/source/Target_(1985_film))'', starring [Gene Hackman](/source/Gene_Hackman) and directed by [Arthur Penn](/source/Arthur_Penn).<ref name="varietyobit">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/people-news/howard-berk-dead-mission-impossible-columbo-1201740280/|title=Howard Berk, Writer for TV, Movies, Dies at 91|last=Dagan|first=Carmel|date=2016-03-28|work=Variety|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Death==
Berk died on March 27, 2016, in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California).<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/><ref name="varietyobit"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name |1721802}}

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Category:Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:University of Georgia faculty
Category:American male novelists

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