Richard Brooks
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 18, 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- March 11, 1992
- Movies
- 41
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 relatively few filmmakers whose careers bridged the transition from the classic studio system to the independent productions that marked the 1960s and beyond. He was also among the postwar writer-directors who made some of their best films as they struggled to break free of industry censorship. His legacy is that of a filmmaker who sought independence in a collaborative art and tried to bring his own vision to the screen.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self |
| 1988 | Bacall on Bogart | Self |
| 1987 | A Special Friendship | Matt Bowser |
| 1975 | Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1985 | Fever Pitch | Writer, Director |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | Bite the Bullet | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1971 | $ | Director, Writer |
| 1969 | The Happy Ending | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1967 | In Cold Blood | Director, Screenplay |
| 1966 | The Professionals | Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 1965 | Lord Jim | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Director, Screenplay |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Screenplay, Director |
| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Director, Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov | Director, Writer |
| 1957 | Something of Value | Director, Screenplay |
| 1956 | The Catered Affair | Director |
| 1956 | The Last Hunt | Director, Writer |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Director, Screenplay |
| 1954 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Director, Screenplay |
| 1954 | Flame and the Flesh | Director |
| 1953 | Take the High Ground! | Director |
| 1953 | Battle Circus | Writer, Director |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | The Light Touch | Director, Screenplay |
| 1951 | Storm Warning | Writer |
| 1950 | Crisis | Director, Writer |
| 1950 | Mystery Street | Screenplay |
| 1949 | Any Number Can Play | Screenplay |
| 1948 | To the Victor | Writer |
| 1948 | Key Largo | Screenplay |
| 1947 | Brute Force | Screenplay |
| 1946 | Swell Guy | Writer |
| 1946 | The Killers | Writer |
| 1944 | Cobra Woman | Screenplay |
| 1944 | Return to Guam | Director |
| 1944 | With the Marines at Tarawa | Director |
| 1943 | White Savage | Screenplay |
| 1942 | Men of Texas | Screenplay |
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