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Ivan Goff

Writing • Born 1910

Ivan Goff

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About

Ivan Goff (17 April 1910 – 23 September 1999) was an Australian screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Ben Roberts including White Heat (1949), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), and the pilot for Charlie's Angels (1976). Goff was born in Perth, the son of two concert musicians. He attended Perth Boys High School (1922) and Perth Modern School (1923-26), and grew up in Claremont. At 15, he began writing for a local newspaper, but soon became dissatisfied with the isolation he felt. "Living in Australia made me crazy", he later said in an interview. "It took a month for a book to get to Australia, a year for a play and forever for an idea."

Known for

Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967Charlie's Angels posterCharlie's AngelsSeries • 1976Burke's Law posterBurke's LawSeries • 1963Charlie's Angels posterCharlie's AngelsMovie • 2000The Rogues posterThe RoguesSeries • 1964Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle posterCharlie's Angels: Full ThrottleMovie • 2003Logan's Run posterLogan's RunSeries • 1977Charlie's Angels posterCharlie's AngelsSeries • 2011Nero Wolfe posterNero WolfeSeries • 1981White Heat posterWhite HeatMovie • 1949Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. posterCaptain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Movie • 1951Portrait in Black posterPortrait in BlackMovie • 1960The Legend of the Lone Ranger posterThe Legend of the Lone RangerMovie • 1981Band of Angels posterBand of AngelsMovie • 1957Midnight Lace posterMidnight LaceMovie • 1960O. Henry's Full House posterO. Henry's Full HouseMovie • 1952Gift Horse posterGift HorseMovie • 1952Man of a Thousand Faces posterMan of a Thousand FacesMovie • 1957Green Fire posterGreen FireMovie • 1954Shake Hands with the Devil posterShake Hands with the DevilMovie • 1959Serenade posterSerenadeMovie • 1956Backfire posterBackfireMovie • 1950