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W.R. Burnett

Screenwriter / Novelist / Writer | * 11/25/1899 († 82, 04/25/1982) | Springfield (United States of America (USA))
William Riley Burnett (November 25, 1899 – April 25, 1982) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel Little Caesar, the film adaptation of which is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life. ...

Scarface

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1932 | 3.8/5 | 1h 33min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base. ...

Wake Island

NR

1942 | 2.8/5 | 1h 27min
Action, Drama, War
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Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big ...

The Asphalt Jungle

NR

1950 | 3.8/5 | 1h 52min
Crime, Drama
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The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder ...

The Great Escape

NR

1963 | 4.0/5 | 2h 53min
Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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Awards & Nominations for W.R. Burnett

The Grand Master O. Henry Award Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with W.R. Burnett as Crew(56)

Writing/Novel1972 Cool Breeze
Writing/Writer1969 Stiletto
Writing/Screenplay1968 Ice Station Zebra
Writing/Story1967 The Jackals
Writing/Novel1963 Cairo
Writing/Writer1963 4 for Texas
Writing/Screenplay1963 The Great Escape
Writing/Writer1962 Sergeants 3
Writing/Writer1961 The Lawbreakers
Writing/Screenplay1960 September Storm
Writing/Novel1958 The Badlanders
Writing/Screenplay1957 Short Cut to Hell
Writing/Novel1956 Accused of Murder
Writing/Screenplay1956 Accused of Murder
Writing/Novel1955 I Died a Thousand Times
Writing/Screenplay1955 I Died a Thousand Times
Writing/Screenplay1955 Illegal
Writing/Novel1955 Captain Lightfoot
Writing/Writer1955 Captain Lightfoot
Writing/Screenplay1954 Night People
Writing/Writer1954 Dangerous Mission
Writing/Novel1953 Arrowhead
Writing/Novel1953 Law and Order
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Racket
Writing/Novel1951 Iron Man
Writing/Screenplay1950 Vendetta
Writing/Novel1950 The Asphalt Jungle
Writing/Novel1949 Colorado Territory
Writing/Screenplay1948 Belle Starr's Daughter
Writing/Story1948 Yellow Sky
Writing/Screenplay1946 Nobody Lives Forever
Writing/Novel1946 Nobody Lives Forever
Writing/Screenplay1945 San Antonio
Crew/Additional Dialogue1943 Action in the North Atlantic
Writing/Screenplay1943 Background to Danger
Writing/Story1943 Crash Dive
Writing/Screenplay1942 Wake Island
Writing/Story1942 Wake Island
Writing/Screenplay1942 This Gun for Hire
Writing/Screenplay1941 The Get-Away
Writing/Screenplay1941 High Sierra
Writing/Novel1941 High Sierra
Writing/Novel1940 Dark Command
Writing/Screenplay1940 Law and Order
Writing/Story1939 King of the Underworld
Writing/Novel1937 Some Blondes Are Dangerous
Writing/Novel1937 Wild West Days
Writing/Story1935 The Whole Town's Talking
Writing/Story1935 Dr. Socrates
Writing/Novel1934 Dark Hazard
Directing/Continuity1932 Scarface
Writing/Dialogue1932 Scarface
Writing/Novel1932 Law and Order
Writing/Story1932 The Beast of the City
Writing/Novel1931 Little Caesar
Writing/Writer1931 The Finger Points

Full Name: William Burnett
Born: Saturday, 11/25 1899 (November) in Springfield (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 04/25 1982 (April) in Santa Monica (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Ohio State University
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for W.R. Burnett (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"W. R. Burnett"
"William Riley Burnett"
W.R. Burnett frequently works together with these people:
John Huston (5x, Actor)
David Buttolph (5x, Crew)
John Daheim (5x, Actor)
Jack L. Warner (5x, Crew)
John Sturges (4x, Crew)
Howard Hawks (4x, Crew)
William Forrest (4x, Actor)
Milo Anderson (4x, Crew)
Howard Hughes (4x, Crew)
Frank Puglia (4x, Actor)
Tony Gaudio (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:623090, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024