Richard Brooks
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-05-18 (80 years old)
Deathday
1992-03-11
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
Ruben Sax
Ричард Брукс
Richard Brooks
Biography
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 t...
Acting
Production
1958
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
1948
as Screenplay
1960
as Director
1960
as Screenplay
1965
as Director
1965
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1966
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1982
as Director
1982
as Writer
1975
as Writer
1975
as Director
1962
as Director
1962
as Screenplay
1955
as Director
1947
as Novel
1947
as Screenplay
1951
as Writer
1969
as Producer
1952
as Writer
1952
as Director
1958
as Director
1977
as Director
1944
as Screenplay
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1967
as Director
1950
as Screenplay
1950
as Director
1950
as Writer
1953
as Writer
1953
as Director
1954
as Director
1954
as Screenplay
1969
as Director
1949
as Screenplay
1953
as Director
1956
as Director
1956
as Director
1956
as Writer
1985
as Director
1985
as Writer
1951
as Director
1954
as Director
1975
as Producer
1943
as Screenplay
1969
as Writer
1982
as Producer
1946
as Writer
1944
as Story
1967
as Screenplay
1951
as Screenplay
1946
as Additional Writing
1965
as Writer
1942
as Screenplay
1955
as Screenplay
1946
as Writer
1942
as Additional Dialogue
1948
as Writer
1944
as Director
1966
as Screenplay
1958
as Writer
1943
as Additional Dialogue
1944
as Director
1977
as Screenplay
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