LOS ANGELES — Kevin Jarre, who wrote the screenplays for the movies “Glory’’ and “Tombstone,’’ has died. He was 56.
He died of heart failure April 3 at his Santa Monica home.
His research on a black Civil War regiment led him to write the 1989 movie “Glory,’’ which won three Academy Awards.
His 1993 “Tombstone,’’ about the shootout at the OK Corral, got mixed reviews, but was a hit.
Mr. Jarre also co-wrote “Rambo: First Blood Part II,’’ “The Devil’s Own,’’ and “The Mummy.’’
He was the adopted son of composer Maurice Jarre.
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