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John C. "Jay" Cocks, Jr. is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. He was a critic for Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines, before shifting to screenplay writing. He was married to actress Verna Bloom (1938–2019).
Birth Name
John Curran Cocks Jr.
Born
Friday, 01 December 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Movies Are My Life | Self | 2021 |
| The Movies | Self - Co-Screenwriter, Gangs of New Yorks / Self - Screenwriter | 2019 |
| Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' | Self | 2007 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Street Scenes | Self | 1970 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Movies Are My Life | Self | 2021 |
| The Movies | Self - Co-Screenwriter, Gangs of New Yorks / Self - Screenwriter | 2019 |
| Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' | Self | 2007 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Street Scenes | Self | 1970 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2003 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominated |
