John Pascal (July 8, 1932 – January 7, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter, author, and journalist.
His works included collaboration on the book for the Broadway musical George M!, which was also released on NBC, and on scripts for the ABC Daytime soap opera The Young Marrieds.
With his second wife, Pascal worked on various projects including The Young Marrieds and The Strange Case of Patty Hearst.
Pascal was a novelist, as well, authoring such books as The Strange Case of Patty Hearst, The Jean Harlow Story, and Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Story of Her Life, Her Loves and Her Death.
He later developed and wrote a weekly Sunday column for New York's Newsday, which ran until his death.