Richard Brooks


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Actor | Director | Writer | Story | Screenplay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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...

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 18, 1912

Date of Death: Mar 11, 1992


Filmography

Actor (3 Known Credits)


Director (26 Known Credits)


Fever Pitch (1985)
Director
Director
Director
Director
$ (1971)
Director
Director
In Cold Blood (1967)
Director
Director
Lord Jim (1965)
Director
Director
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
The Last Hunt (1956)
Director
Director
Director
Battle Circus (1953)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Crisis (1950)
Director
Director

Writer (13 Known Credits)


Fever Pitch (1985)
Writer
Writer
Writer
$ (1971)
Writer
Writer
Writer
The Last Hunt (1956)
Writer
Writer
Battle Circus (1953)
Writer
Writer
Storm Warning (1951)
Writer
Crisis (1950)
Writer
Swell Guy (1946)
Writer

Story (1 Known Credits)


My Best Gal (1944)
Story

Screenplay (15 Known Credits)


In Cold Blood

Screenplay

Lord Jim

Screenplay

Elmer Gantry

Screenplay

The Light Touch

Screenplay

Mystery Street

Screenplay

Key Largo

Screenplay

Brute Force

Screenplay

Cobra Woman

Screenplay

Men of Texas

Screenplay

Screenplay
In Cold Blood (1967)
Screenplay
Lord Jim (1965)
Screenplay
Screenplay
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Key Largo (1948)
Screenplay
Brute Force (1947)
Screenplay
Cobra Woman (1944)
Screenplay
Men of Texas (1942)
Screenplay

Producer (4 Known Credits)


Producer
Producer
Producer
Lord Jim (1965)
Producer

Novel (1 Known Credits)


Crossfire

Novel

Crossfire (1947)
Novel

Additional Writing (1 Known Credits)


The Killers

Additional Writing

The Killers (1946)
Additional Writing

Additional Dialogue (2 Known Credits)


Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

Additional Dialogue

Sin Town

Additional Dialogue

Additional Dialogue
Sin Town (1942)
Additional Dialogue

Script


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