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John Niendorff
A screenwriter and poet whose work ranged from classic television to reflective verse, he brought a storyteller’s eye to both the frontier and the inner life. His writing moves between clear narrative craft and a thoughtful, spiritual tone.
1 Audiobook
Divine Adventures: A Book of Verse
by John Niendorff
About the author
Born in Los Angeles County on July 30, 1939, John Starr Niendorff was an American writer whose career included work for television as well as books of poetry. He is credited as a writer on series including The High Chaparral and Death Valley Days, showing a connection to classic American TV storytelling.
Later readers also came to know him through books published under the name John Niendorff, including Divine Adventures: A Book of Verse. Across those works, he appears to have balanced dramatic writing with a more personal, reflective literary voice.
Niendorff died in West Hollywood, California, on January 13, 2022, at the age of 82. Public listings and memorial records confirm the basic outline of his life and career, though detailed biographical information appears limited in widely available sources.