times of Wild Bill Hickok that he would've directed, a remake of The Magnificent Seven, a screenplay called Golden Gate Iron that he co-wrote with Derick Martini, two screenplays titled Dead of Summer, and Father and Son (Valhalla's Wake), a Civil War suspense story about Ward Hill Lamon, the friend and bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, a script idea called Hot Springs, and Blood Mark, a screenplay co-written with Desmond Nakano. He began directing Tombstone (1993) from his own screenplay but he was fired a month into shooting and replaced by George P. Cosmatos. Jarre's scenes featuring Charlton Heston are still featured in the finished film. He had a role in the short A Hero of Our Time (1985), directed by Michael Almereyda and based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel of the same title, and screened in the 1992 Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in the film Gotham, the only movie directed by Lloyd Fonvielle. He had a profound interest in history since childhood. He was especially fascinated by the American Civil War, which led to his in-depth research of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment which inspired his screenplay for Glory (1989). He played a bit part as a quarrelsome soldier who picks a fight and later, as the 54th regiment heads for battle, yells, "Give 'em hell, 54th!" For his work on Glory, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and a WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The screenplays of The Devil's Own and Tombstone were published as novels in 1997 and 1994 respectively. Death Jarre died on April 3, 2011, in Santa Monica, California, of heart failure, at the age of 56. Filmography References External links Glory Screenwriter Kevin Jarre Dies Kevin Jarre @thetvdb.com 1954 births 2011 deaths Film producers from Michigan American male screenwriters Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Male actors from Detroit Screenwriters from Michigan