John Hugh d'Allenger Kershaw (2 August 1931- 2 December 1993) was a British screenwriter and script editor.
He edited the entire first season of the television program Bergerac,[1] and contributed to others including The Bill and Armchair Theatre.
A novelist, literary critic, poet, and essayist, his publications include The Present Stage (Fontana, 1966); Fanfare the orchestra (Chappells', 1970), and George and the Dragonfly (Argo, 1970); he was a contributor to Macdonald's Illustrated Library, The Jewish Chronicle, New Society, Queen Magazine, and Encounter.
[9][10][11] and Alongside Shawn Randall and Ellen Shepard, Kershaw was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay for the 1983 film The Lonely Lady directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Pia Zadora, based on the 1976 novel by Harold Robbins.
Kershaw died on 2 December 1993 in Atkinson Morleys Hospital, Wimbledon, London from a intracranial hemorrhage.