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Richard Brooks

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Novelist | * 05/18/1912 († 79, 03/11/1992) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Richard Brooks

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 3x Academy Award for Best Director 5x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
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Movies with Richard Brooks as Actor(3)

as himself1988 Bacall on Bogart
as Matt Bowser1987 A Special Friendship

TV Shows/Series with Richard Brooks as Actor(2)

Movies with Richard Brooks as Crew(67)

Directing/Director1985 Fever Pitch
Writing/Writer1985 Fever Pitch
Directing/Director1982 Wrong Is Right
Production/Producer1982 Wrong Is Right
Writing/Writer1982 Wrong Is Right
Directing/Director1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Writing/Screenplay1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Directing/Director1975 Bite the Bullet
Production/Producer1975 Bite the Bullet
Writing/Writer1975 Bite the Bullet
Directing/Director1971 $
Writing/Writer1971 $
Directing/Director1969 The Happy Ending
Production/Producer1969 The Happy Ending
Writing/Writer1969 The Happy Ending
Directing/Director1967 In Cold Blood
Writing/Screenplay1967 In Cold Blood
Directing/Director1966 The Professionals
Production/Producer1966 The Professionals
Writing/Writer1966 The Professionals
Writing/Screenplay1966 The Professionals
Directing/Director1965 Lord Jim
Production/Producer1965 Lord Jim
Writing/Writer1965 Lord Jim
Directing/Director1962 Sweet Bird of Youth
Writing/Screenplay1962 Sweet Bird of Youth
Directing/Director1960 Elmer Gantry
Writing/Screenplay1960 Elmer Gantry
Directing/Director1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Writing/Screenplay1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directing/Director1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Directing/Director1957 Something of Value
Writing/Screenplay1957 Something of Value
Directing/Director1956 The Last Hunt
Writing/Writer1956 The Last Hunt
Directing/Director1956 The Catered Affair
Directing/Director1955 Blackboard Jungle
Writing/Screenplay1955 Blackboard Jungle
Directing/Director1954 Flame and the Flesh
Directing/Director1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris
Writing/Screenplay1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris
Directing/Director1953 Battle Circus
Writing/Writer1953 Battle Circus
Directing/Director1953 Take the High Ground!
Directing/Director1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
Writing/Writer1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
Writing/Writer1951 Storm Warning
Directing/Director1951 The Light Touch
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Light Touch
Writing/Screenplay1950 Mystery Street
Directing/Director1950 Crisis
Writing/Writer1950 Crisis
Writing/Screenplay1949 Any Number Can Play
Writing/Screenplay1948 Key Largo
Writing/Writer1948 To the Victor
Writing/Novel1947 Crossfire
Writing/Screenplay1947 Brute Force
Crew/Additional Writing1946 The Killers
Writing/Writer1946 Swell Guy
Writing/Screenplay1944 Cobra Woman
Writing/Story1944 My Best Gal
Directing/Director1944 Return to Guam
Directing/Director1944 With the Marines at Tarawa
Writing/Screenplay1943 White Savage
Crew/Additional Dialogue1943 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Crew/Additional Dialogue1942 Sin Town
Writing/Screenplay1942 Men of Texas

Full Name: Richard Brooks
Born: Saturday, 05/18 1912 (May) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 03/11 1992 (March) in Studio City (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Temple University
Spouses (current/former): Jean Brooks, Jean Simmons
Other names for Richard Brooks (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ruben Sax"
"Ричард Брукс"
"Reuben Sax"
Richard Brooks frequently works together with these people:
Edwin B. Willis (10x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (9x, Crew)
William Tuttle (8x, Crew)
Sydney Guilaroff (6x, Crew)
George Grenville (6x, Crew)
Pandro S. Berman (6x, Crew)
John Alton (6x, Crew)
Miklós Rózsa (5x, Crew)
Henry Grace (5x, Crew)
John Truwe (5x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Richard Brooks (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1323252, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024