- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- May 18, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- March 11, 1992
Richard Brooks
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 Screenplay); In Cold Blood (1967); and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). Brooks was one of the relatively few filmmakers whose careers bridged the transition from the classic studio system to the independent productions that marked the 1960s and beyond. He was also among the postwar writer-directors who made some of their best films as they struggled to break free of industry censorship. His legacy is that of a filmmaker who sought independence in a collaborative art and tried to bring his own vision to the screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-…
Filmography
tvMGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
movieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Self
movieBacall on Bogart
1988 · Self
movieA Special Friendship
1987 · Matt Bowser
movieFever Pitch
1985 · Director, Writer
movieWrong Is Right
1982 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvHill Street Blues
1981 · Tyrone Crane
movieLooking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 · Director, Screenplay
movieBite the Bullet
1975 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieElizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975 · Self
movie$
1971 · Director, Writer
movieThe Happy Ending
1969 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieIn Cold Blood
1967 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Professionals
1966 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieLord Jim
1965 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieSweet Bird of Youth
1962 · Director, Screenplay
movieElmer Gantry
1960 · Director, Screenplay
movieCat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Director, Writer
movieSomething of Value
1957 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Catered Affair
1956 · Director
movieThe Last Hunt
1956 · Director, Writer
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self
movieBlackboard Jungle
1955 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Last Time I Saw Paris
1954 · Director, Screenplay
movieFlame and the Flesh
1954 · Director
movieTake the High Ground!
1953 · Director
movieBattle Circus
1953 · Writer, Director
movieDeadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Writer, Director
movieThe Light Touch
1951 · Director, Screenplay
movieStorm Warning
1951 · Writer
movieCrisis
1950 · Director, Writer
movieMystery Street
1950 · Screenplay
movieAny Number Can Play
1949 · Screenplay
movieTo the Victor
1948 · Writer
movieKey Largo
1948 · Screenplay
movieCrossfire
1947 · Novel
movieBrute Force
1947 · Screenplay
movieSwell Guy
1946 · Writer
movieThe Killers
1946 · Writer, Additional Writing
movieCobra Woman
1944 · Screenplay
movieMy Best Gal
1944 · Story
movieReturn to Guam
1944 · Director
movieWith the Marines at Tarawa
1944 · Director
movieWhite Savage
1943 · Screenplay
movieDon Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943 · Additional Dialogue
movieSin Town
1942 · Additional Dialogue
movieMen of Texas
1942 · Screenplay