Richard Brooks

Writer

Born: May 18, 1912
Died: March 11, 1992 (age 79)
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Filmography (30)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
Self
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
Self
A Special Friendship (1987)
Matt Bowser
Fever Pitch (1985)
Director
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Director
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Director
Bite the Bullet (1975)
Director
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait (1975)
Self
$ (1971)
Director
The Happy Ending (1969)
Director
In Cold Blood (1967)
Director
The Professionals (1966)
Director
Lord Jim (1965)
Director
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Director
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Director
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Director
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Director
Something of Value (1957)
Director
The Catered Affair (1956)
Director
The Last Hunt (1956)
Director
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Director
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Director
Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Director
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Director
Battle Circus (1953)
Director
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
Director
The Light Touch (1951)
Director
Crisis (1950)
Director
Return to Guam (1944)
Director
With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
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