Evan Jones

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1927. January 1.
  • Place of birth: Hector's River, Portland, Jamaica

Evan Jones (29 December 1927 – 18 April 2023) was an influential Jamaican playwright, poet and novelist. He is best known for his screenplay for Wake in Fright (1971), a Palme d'Or nominated, 2009 Cannes Classic championed by Martin Scorsese; it is one of only two films to ever be screened twice a...

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