James Kahn





James Kahn

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December 30, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

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James Kahn is an American medical specialist and writer, best known for his novelization of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Born in Chicago on December 30, 1947, Kahn received a degree in medical studies from the University of Chicago. His post-graduate training, specializing in Emergency Medicine, was completed at USC-LA County Hospital and UCLA. His original work includes three novels in the New World series: World Enough, and Time (1980), Time's Dark Laughter (1982), and Timefall (1987). As well as Return of the Jedi, he wrote the novelizations of the films Poltergeist and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He has also written for well-known TV shows such as Melrose Place and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was the produc...more


Average rating: 3.91 · 3,476 ratings · 159 reviews · 15 distinct works
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,673 ratings — published 1983 — 27 editions
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Indiana Jones and the Templ...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 273 ratings3 editions
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The Goonies
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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Poltergeist
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 65 ratings5 editions
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World Enough & Time
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions
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Time's Dark Laughter
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings3 editions
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Timefall Mmp: Beloved-Can
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings2 editions
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Indiana Jones en de Tempel ...
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Neue Zeit und Welt.
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“I very little, you cheat big!
– Short Round”
James Kahn, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

“Doctor Jones, we're all vulnerable to vicious rumors. I seem to remember that in Honduras you were accused of being a grave robber rather than an archaeologist.
Indy: Well, the newspapers greatly exaggerated the incident.”
James Kahn

“Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory.”
James Kahn, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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