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Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/05/1912

Day of Death

11/03/1992
(80) years old

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, director, novelist and occasional producer. His outstanding works as director are Blackboard Jungle (1955); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958); Elmer Gantry (1960) – for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Scr... Read More

Known For

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart

A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Filmography

Crew

1985

Fever Pitch

as Writer

1985

Fever Pitch

as Director

1982

Wrong Is Right

as Writer

1982

Wrong Is Right

as Director

1982

Wrong Is Right

as Producer

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Director

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Screenplay

1975

Bite the Bullet

as Writer

1975

Bite the Bullet

as Director

1975

Bite the Bullet

as Producer

1971

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as Director

1971

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as Writer

1969

The Happy Ending

as Producer

1969

The Happy Ending

as Director

1969

The Happy Ending

as Writer

1967

In Cold Blood

as Director

1967

In Cold Blood

as Screenplay

1966

The Professionals

as Producer

1966

The Professionals

as Director

1966

The Professionals

as Screenplay

1965

Lord Jim

as Director

1965

Lord Jim

as Producer

1965

Lord Jim

as Writer

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

as Director

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

as Screenplay

1960

Elmer Gantry

as Screenplay

1960

Elmer Gantry

as Director

1958

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Director

1958

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Screenplay

1958

The Brothers Karamazov

as Director

1958

The Brothers Karamazov

as Writer

1957

Something of Value

as Director

1957

Something of Value

as Screenplay

1956

The Catered Affair

as Director

1956

The Last Hunt

as Director

1956

The Last Hunt

as Writer

1955

Blackboard Jungle

as Director

1955

Blackboard Jungle

as Screenplay

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as Director

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as Screenplay

1954

Flame and the Flesh

as Director

1953

Take the High Ground!

as Director

1953

Battle Circus

as Writer

1953

Battle Circus

as Director

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Director

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Writer

1951

The Light Touch

as Director

1951

The Light Touch

as Screenplay

1951

Storm Warning

as Writer

1950

Crisis

as Director

1950

Crisis

as Writer

1950

Mystery Street

as Screenplay

1949

Any Number Can Play

as Screenplay

1948

To the Victor

as Writer

1948

Key Largo

as Screenplay

1947

Crossfire

as Novel

1947

Brute Force

as Screenplay

1946

Swell Guy

as Writer

1946

The Killers

as Writer

1946

The Killers

as Additional Writing

1944

Cobra Woman

as Screenplay

1944

My Best Gal

as Story

1944

Return to Guam

as Director

1944

With the Marines at Tarawa

as Director

1943

White Savage

as Screenplay

1943

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

as Additional Dialogue

1942

Sin Town

as Additional Dialogue

1942

Men of Texas

as Screenplay