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Jim Quinlan (Writer)
Jim Quinlan (born May 1, 1934) is an American journalist and screenwriter. Quinlan is most famous for making the story and writing the screenplay for the 1996 movie Michael starring John Travolta.

Biography
Jim Quinlan was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was a bank examiner. He also lived with his mother, Helen Quinlan, and his sister, Pat Quinlan. In 1949, he moved to Chicago and attended Fenwick High School. He also competed in the Chicago Golden Gloves boxing tournament. Later, he attended Loyola University Chicago, where he graduated in 1957. In 1969, he moved to North Palm Beach where he worked for the Palm Beach Times, and later the Palm Beach Post, becoming the city editor of the latter in 1977 after a successful human interest column. Quinlan also worked for the Philadelphia Daily News and the Albuquerque Journal for short periods, winning the E.H. Shaffer award at the latter.