Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-

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Name (Latin)
Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-
Other forms of name
Broyles, Bill, 1944 October 8-
Date of birth
1944-10-08
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 79164183
Wikidata: Q3568461
Library of congress: n 85139066
Sources of Information
  • His Brothers in arms, 1986:
  • Cast away [VR] 2001, c2000:
  • Internet movie database, Jan. 11, 2002:
  • His Cast away, 2001:
  • Wikipedia, viewed May 21, 2013
Wikipedia description:

William Dodson Broyles Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and former United States Marine Corps officer. He created the television series China Beach (1988–91) and Six (2017-18), and wrote such films as Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Away (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Unfaithful (2002), The Polar Express (2004), Jarhead (2005) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). His work on Apollo 13 earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Broyles' co-founded Texas Monthly magazine, and served as editor of Newsweek from 1982 to 1984.

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