Richard Brooks
American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
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Born | Reuben Sax May 18, 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 11, 1992(1992-03-11) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Spouses | Harriette Levin
(m. 1946; div. 1957) |
Children | 1 |
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