Richard Brooks
Born: 1912-05-18 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1992-03-11
Known For: Writing
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 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-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1988
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self
- Bacall on Bogart as Self
1987
- A Special Friendship as Matt Bowser
1985
- Fever Pitch ... (Director)
1982
- Wrong Is Right ... (Director)
1981
- Hill Street Blues as Tyrone Crane
1977
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar ... (Director)
1975
- Bite the Bullet ... (Writer)
- Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait as Self
1971
- $ ... (Director)
1969
- The Happy Ending ... (Producer)
1967
- In Cold Blood ... (Director)
1966
- The Professionals ... (Producer)
1965
- Lord Jim ... (Director)
1962
- Sweet Bird of Youth ... (Director)
1960
- Elmer Gantry ... (Director)
1958
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ... (Director)
- The Brothers Karamazov ... (Director)
1957
- Something of Value ... (Screenplay)
1956
- Cinépanorama as Self
- The Last Hunt ... (Director)
- The Catered Affair ... (Director)
1955
- Blackboard Jungle ... (Director)
1954
- The Last Time I Saw Paris ... (Director)
- Flame and the Flesh ... (Director)
1953
- Battle Circus ... (Writer)
- Take the High Ground! ... (Director)
1952
- Deadline - U.S.A. ... (Writer)
1951
- Storm Warning ... (Writer)
- The Light Touch ... (Director)
1950
- Mystery Street ... (Screenplay)
- Crisis ... (Director)
1949
- Any Number Can Play ... (Screenplay)
1948
- Key Largo ... (Screenplay)
- To the Victor ... (Writer)
1947
- Brute Force ... (Screenplay)
- Crossfire ... (Novel)
1946
- The Killers ... (Writer)
- Swell Guy ... (Writer)
1944
- Cobra Woman ... (Screenplay)
- My Best Gal ... (Story)
- Return to Guam ... (Director)
- With the Marines at Tarawa ... (Director)
1943
- Don Winslow of the Coast Guard ... (Additional Dialogue)
- White Savage ... (Screenplay)
1942
- Men of Texas ... (Screenplay)
- Sin Town ... (Additional Dialogue)