Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992
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Name (Hebrew)
ברוקס, ריצ'רד, 1912-1992
Name (Latin)
Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992
Date of birth
1912-05-18
Date of death
1992-03-11
Place of birth
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Place of death
Beverly Hills (Calif.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Motion picture authorship
Motion picture plays
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Occupation
Producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Screenwriters
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Richard Brooks (1912-1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.
Sources of Information
- Richard Brooks, c1986:t.p. (Richard Brooks) p. 19 (b. May 18,1912 in Phila.; film director)
- The boiling point, 1949:t.p. (Richard Brooks)
- Amer. authors and books, 1962(Brooks, Richard, 1912- ; author)
- Halliwell's filmgoer's & video viewer's companion, 11th ed.(Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992)
- Internet movie database, Apr. 30, 2003(Richard Brooks; writer, director, producer; b. May 18, 1912, Philadelphia, Pa.; d. Mar. 11, 1992, Beverly Hills, Calif.)
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Wikipedia description:
Richard Brooks (born Reuben Sax; 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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