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name: "Philip Reed"
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born: "17 March 1952"
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# Philip Reed

Writer. Born 17 March 1952 in Minneapolis, MN.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 March 1952, Minneapolis, MN

## Biography

Philip Reed is an American writer for television, stage and print. He began his career as a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago and later worked for newspapers in Denver before moving to Los Angeles, where he wrote theatre reviews and had plays produced, including *True Blues* (1984) and *Nightside* (1987).

Reed wrote an episode of the series *Miami Vice* (1984), co-written with Joel Surnow, and contributed to *Beauty and the Beast* and the series *Probe* (1988). He has also published novels, including the mystery *Bird Dog* (1997), nominated for an Edgar Award, and non-fiction works on sports.

*Sources: imdb.com, miamivice.fandom.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

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