title: Howard Berk
text: # Howard Berk
  
  Howard Berk (c. 1925 - March 27, 2016) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Berk was born circa 1925. He graduated from the University of Georgia.
  
  ## Career
  
  Berk worked as a reporter for The Havana Herald in Cuba in the 1950s. He also worked for the Associated Press. He taught at his alma mater, the University of Georgia, and he authored four novels.
  
  Berk wrote several episodes of television series Columbo, Mission: Impossible, and McMillan & Wife. He also wrote films including the 1985 movie Target, starring Gene Hackman and directed by Arthur Penn.
  
  ## Death
  
  Berk died on March 27, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.
  
  