Jim Cash

Jim Cash
Born	January 17, 1941[1] Boyne City, Michigan
Died	March 25, 2000 (aged 58–59) East Lansing, Michigan
Alma mater	Michigan State University
Occupation	Writer
Known for	Co-writer of Top Gun (1986)
Spouse(s)	Cynthia Cash

Jim Cash (January 17, 1941 – March 25, 2000) was a film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films such as Top Gun and The Secret of My Success.

Early life

On Jan 17, 1941, Cash was born in Boyne City, Michigan.^{[2] [3]}

Education

In 1970, Cash received a B.A. in English from Michigan State University (MSU). In 1972, Cash received an M.A. in Television and Radio from Michigan State University.

Career

As a professor, Cash taught writing and film history at Michigan State University. Cash met a student named Jack Epps, Jr., who would later become his writing partner. Epps was from the Detroit area.

Cash and Epps began their writing relationship while at Michigan State University. In 1975, they wrote their first story together in the MSU Union Grill. Soon afterwards Epps moved to Hollywood, California. Cash continued to live in East Lansing, Michigan, while Epps lived in Santa Monica, California. They collaborated by computer across country.

In 1986, Cash and Epps co-wrote Top Gun.

Personal life

Cash and his wife Cynthia Cash have 4 children. ^[4]

Filmography

• Dangerously (with Jack Epps Jr.) (1978) (unproduced)
• Izzy and Moe (with Jack Epps Jr., Steven Patrick Bell and Robert Boris) (1985) (TV) (story only)
• Top Gun (with Jack Epps Jr.) (1986)
• Legal Eagles (with Jack Epps Jr.) (1987)
• The Secret of My Success (with Jack Epps Jr. and A.J. Carothers) (1987)
• Turner & Hooch (with Jack Epps Jr., Dennis Shryack, Michael Blodgett and Daniel Petrie Jr.) (1989)
• Dick Tracy (with Jack Epps Jr.) (1990)
• Anaconda (with Jack Epps Jr. and Hans Bauer) (1997)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (with Jack Epps Jr.) (2000)
• Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (with Jack Epps Jr. and Hans Bauer) (2004) (story only) (screenplay from the film Anaconda)

References

1. "imdb.com". Retrieved Nov 9, 2016.
2. "imdb.com". Retrieved Nov 9, 2016.
3. "Hollywood.com". Retrieved Nov 4, 2016.
4. "Hollywood.com". Retrieved Nov 4, 2016.

External links

• Jim Cash at the Internet Movie Database