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William Broyles Jr.

Screenwriter | * 10/08/1944 (79) | Houston, Texas
William Dodson Broyles Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and former United States Marine Corps officer. He created the television series China Beach (1988-91) and Six (2017-18), and wrote such films as Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Away (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Unfaithful (2002), The Polar Express (2004), Jarhead (2005) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). His work on Apollo 13 earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Broyles' co-founded Texas Monthly magazine, and served as editor of Newsweek from 1982 to 1984. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, ...

Planet of the Apes

PG-13

2001 | 2.9/5 | 1h 59min
Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's th ...

Cast Away

PG-13

2000 | 3.8/5 | 2h 23min
Adventure, Drama
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There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - Jo ...

Flags of Our Fathers

R

2006 | 3.4/5 | 2h 15min
War, Drama, History
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The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of ...

Apollo 13

PG

1995 | 3.7/5 | 2h 20min
History, Drama, Adventure
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Awards & Nominations for William Broyles Jr.

Bronze Star Medal Marshall Scholarship Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with William Broyles Jr. as Crew(11)

Production/Executive Producer2023 The Lifeboat
Writing/Screenplay2023 The Lifeboat
Writing/Screenplay2023 Seveneves
Writing/Screenplay2006 Flags of Our Fathers
Writing/Screenplay2005 Jarhead
Writing/Screenplay2004 The Polar Express
Writing/Screenplay2002 Unfaithful
Writing/Screenplay2001 Planet of the Apes
Writing/Screenplay2000 Cast Away
Writing/Screenplay1999 Entrapment
Writing/Screenplay1995 Apollo 13

TV Shows/Series with William Broyles Jr. as Crew(3)

Creator/Creator2017 SIX
Writing/Writer1993 JFK: Reckless Youth
Writing/Writer1988 China Beach

Full Name: William Broyles
Born: Sunday, 10/08 1944 (October) in Houston, Texas (current age: 79 years + 201 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Oxford, Rice University, Robert E. Lee High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Represented by: Creative Artists Agency
Spouses (current/former): Linda Purl
Other names for William Broyles Jr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Broyles junior"
William Broyles Jr. frequently works together with these people:
Robert Zemeckis (6x, Crew)
Tom Hanks (5x, Actor)
Alan Silvestri (5x, Crew)
François Duhamel (4x, Crew)
John Wells (4x, Crew)
Gary Burritt (4x, Crew)
Steve Starkey (4x, Crew)
Josh McLaglen (4x, Crew)
John Sacret Young (4x, Crew)
Jim Lovell (3x, Actor)
Randy Thom (3x, Crew)
R. Orlando Duenas (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:274782, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024