Richard Brooks
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Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and occasional film 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).
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Filmography
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MGM
- Credited as both writer and director (unless stated).
- Crisis (1950).
- The Light Touch (1951).
- Deadline – U.S.A. (20th Century Fox, 1952).
- Battle Circus (1953)
- Take the High Ground! (1953), only director.
- Flame and the Flesh (1954), only director.
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
- Blackboard Jungle (1955).
- The Last Hunt (1956).
- The Catered Affair (1956), only director.
- Something of Value (1957).
- The Brothers Karamazov (1958).
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).
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Independent producer
- Credited as both writer and director.
- Elmer Gantry (Elmer Gantry Productions through United Artists, 1960).
- Sweet Bird of Youth, (MGM and Roxbury Productions through MGM, 1962).
- Lord Jim (Columbia and Keep Films through Columbia, 1965).
- The Professionals (Pax Enterprises through Columbia, 1966).
- In Cold Blood (Pax Enterprises through Columbia, 1967).
- The Happy Ending (Pax Enterprises through United Artists, 1969).
- $ (Frankovich Productions through Columbia, 1971).
- Bite the Bullet (Persky-Bright Productions/Vista through Columbia, 1975).
- Looking For Mr. Goodbar (Paramount, 1977).
- Wrong Is Right (Columbia, 1982).
- Fever Pitch (MGM, 1985).
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