Dan Wakefield Dies: Writer Who Created Controversial Series ‘James At 15’ And Resigned Over Network Interference Was 91
deadline.comDan Wakefield, a prolific author and journalist who made television history when he created and wrote the controversial late-1970s drama James at 15 only to resign when NBC executives bristled over an episode’s depiction of teenage sexuality, died yesterday at a hospice facility in Miami.
He was 91, and had been in declining health in recent months. His death was announced by his attorney, Ken Bennett, to the Indianapolis Star.
Wakefield was born and raised in Indianapolis. In addition to James at 15 and various novels, Wakefield’s credits include the screenplay for the 1997 film Going All The Way, starring Ben Affleck and Jeremy Davies, based on his 1970 novel of the same name.
The 1979 divorce drama Starting Over starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen, written by James L. Brooks and directed by Alan J.
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