Howard Sackler

Howard Oliver Sackler was an American screenwriter and playwright who is best known for having written The Great White Hope. The Great White Hope enjoyed both a successful run on Broadway and, as a film adaptation, in movie theaters. James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander both starred in the original Arena Stage production of the play in Washington, DC, then brought their roles to Broadway and later to the film version. Both Jones and Alexander received Academy Award nominations for their work in the movie. ^{Howard Sackler, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1982)}

19 December 1929

Born on the same birth date (19 December 1929): Bob Brookmeyer • David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry • Gregory Carroll (R&B singer)

Born on the same birth day (19 December): Carlo Chiti • Casper R. Taylor Jr. • Claudia Kolb • Eric Weinrich • Erick Wainaina • Grégory Dufer • Jay Arnette • Jeremy Soule • Karen Pickering • Keiynan Lonsdale • Martin Luther King Sr. • Merzbow • Rob Portman • Salvador Elizondo

Born in the same month (December 1929): Axel Anderson • Bob Brookmeyer • Frank Springer • Maarten Schmidt • Nicholas Courtney • Nikolaus Harnoncourt • Philippe Bouvard • Régine Zylberberg • Victor Nosach • Wazir Mohammad • Şakir Eczacıbaşı