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Richard Maibaum

Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 05/26/1909 († 81, 01/04/1991) | New York, New York City (United States of America (USA))
Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 – January 4, 1991) was an American film producer, playwright and screenwriter best known for his screenplay adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Among his works are the first anti-lynching play on Broadway, The Tree (1932); the first anti-Nazi play on Broadway, Birthright (1933); the first film that dealt with the problem of medication abuse, Bigger Than Life, written in 1955, released in 1956; the first film that dealt with the ethical and moral decisions in kidnapping cases, Ransom!; the first film that introduced the American public to the importance of training airmen for the defense of the United States in a war many recognized as coming, I Wanted Wings (Spring, 1941); and Diamonds Are Forever, begun 1970, the first film that discussed the use of laser-like satellite mounted weapons for global warfare. His papers now reside at his alma mater, the University of Iowa. ()
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The name is "Maibaum, Richard Maibaum".....the brilliant screenwriter who adapted the Ian Fleming 007 novels into the highly entertaining screenplays of nearly every James Bond film fromDr. No (1962)through toLicence to Kill(1989).Maibaum attended New York University, then studied acting at the University of Iowa. By the time he was in his late twenties, Maibaum was a well established Broadway actor and playwright. He entered films as a screenwriter in 1937, spending the war years with the army's Combat Film Division. In 1946, he joined Paramount as both screenwriter and producer, contributing to such films asThe Big Clock(1948)andThe Great Gatsby(1949).From advice that making films abroad was an excellent tax shelter, Maibaum formed a partnership in the 1950s with producers Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli This led to his involvement in the phenomenally successful James Bond series of the 1960s and 1970s and, after Ian Fleming, Maibaum has arguably been the person most responsible for shaping the image of the screen's most famous spy!

Most frequent genres for this person: Thriller | Drama | Adventure

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Movies with Richard Maibaum as Actor(1)

Movies with Richard Maibaum as Crew(52)

Writing/Screenplay1989 Licence to Kill
Writing/Screenplay1987 The Living Daylights
Writing/Screenplay1985 A View to a Kill
Writing/Screenplay1983 Octopussy
Writing/Screenplay1981 For Your Eyes Only
Writing/Screenplay1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Writing/Screenplay1974 The Man with the Golden Gun
Production/Producer1973 Jarrett
Writing/Writer1973 Jarrett
Writing/Screenplay1971 Diamonds Are Forever
Writing/Screenplay1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Crew/Additional Dialogue1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Writing/Screenplay1965 Thunderball
Writing/Screenplay1964 Goldfinger
Writing/Screenplay1963 From Russia with Love
Writing/Screenplay1962 Dr. No
Production/Producer1961 Battle at Bloody Beach
Writing/Screenplay1961 Battle at Bloody Beach
Writing/Story1961 Battle at Bloody Beach
Writing/Story1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
Writing/Story1959 The Bandit Of Zhobe
Writing/Writer1958 Tank Force!
Writing/Screenplay1956 Ransom!
Writing/Screenplay1956 Bigger Than Life
Writing/Story1956 Bigger Than Life
Writing/Writer1956 Zarak
Writing/Writer1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
Writing/Screenplay1953 The Red Beret
Production/Producer1950 Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Production/Producer1950 No Man of Her Own
Writing/Screenplay1949 Song of Surrender
Production/Producer1949 The Great Gatsby
Writing/Screenplay1949 The Great Gatsby
Production/Producer1949 Dear Wife
Production/Producer1948 The Big Clock
Production/Producer1948 The Sainted Sisters
Production/Producer1946 O.S.S.
Writing/Writer1945 See My Lawyer
Writing/Screenplay1941 I Wanted Wings
Writing/Screenplay1940 20 Mule Team
Crew/Additional Writing1940 Foreign Correspondent
Writing/Screenplay1940 The Ghost Comes Home
Writing/Screenplay1939 Coast Guard
Writing/Screenplay1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
Writing/Screenplay1939 The Lady and the Mob
Writing/Writer1938 Stablemates
Writing/Screenplay1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone
Writing/Screenplay1937 They Gave Him a Gun
Writing/Screenplay1937 Live, Love and Learn

TV Shows/Series with Richard Maibaum as Crew(2)

Production/Producer1957 The Thin Man
Writing/Writer1953 The United States Steel Hour

Full Name: Richard Maibaum
Born: Wednesday, 05/26 1909 (May) in New York, New York City (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 01/04 1991 (January) in Santa Monica (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New York University, University of Iowa
Richard Maibaum frequently works together with these people:
Albert R. Broccoli (23x, Crew)
Ian Fleming (14x, Crew)
Desmond Llewelyn (14x, Actor)
John Barry (14x, Crew)
Michael G. Wilson (13x, Actor)
Lois Maxwell (12x, Actress)
Ted Moore (11x, Crew)
Peter Lamont (11x, Actor)
Harry Saltzman (10x, Crew)
Maurice Binder (10x, Crew)
Cyril Hume (9x, Crew)
Henry Kulky (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3409, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024