Jan Englund

Jan Lowell (née Englund; August 23, 1927-2018) was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work on exploitation films from the 1950s through the 1970s. She often worked alongside her husband, writer-actor Mark Lowell.

Jan Englund
BornAugust 23, 1927
Bronx, New York, USA
DiedJanuary 16, 2018 (aged 90)
Boyton Beach, Florida, USA
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouse(s)Mark Lowell

After marrying her husband, she began working as an actress for stage and screen.[1] Her first acting roles came in a series of Hugo Haas films in the mid-1950s. Soon, they were writing film scripts for B-movies like High School Hellcats and His and Hers. The pair also spent a significant amount of time living in Rome,[2] where they worked on spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of Dollars.[3][4]

Selected filmography

As an actress:

As a writer:

References

  1. "15 Feb 1957, 19 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. Humphreys, Justin (2014). Interviews Too Shocking to Print!. BearManor Media.
  3. "Jan Lowell's Improvised Life: From Hugo Haas to Spaghetti Westerns". Classic Images. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  4. Hughes, Howard (2006-03-31). Once Upon A Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9780857730459.


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