Leigh Brackett

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crime fiction writer novelist person science fiction writer screenwriter short story writer writer

Leigh Brackett was an influential American writer known for her hardboiled crime fiction and classic science fiction, as well as for scripting landmark Hollywood films such as The Big Sleep and The Empire Strikes Back.

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Leigh Brackett canonical 12

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instanceOf crime fiction writer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
science fiction writer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1978 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-12-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1978-03-18 ⓘ
employer Hollywood film industry ⓘ
familyName Brackett ⓘ
fieldOfWork crime fiction literature ⓘ
science fiction literature ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
genre hardboiled crime fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
givenName Leigh ⓘ
influenced later space opera writers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Leigh Brackett self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor classic science fiction ⓘ
hardboiled crime fiction ⓘ
screenplays for landmark Hollywood films ⓘ
notableWork Alpha Centauri or Die! ⓘ
Black Amazon of Mars ⓘ
Follow the Free Wind ⓘ
Lorelei of the Red Mist ⓘ
No Good from a Corpse ⓘ
Queen of the Martian Catacombs ⓘ
Rio Bravo (1959 film) ⓘ
surface form: Rio Bravo (screenplay)

Silent Partner ⓘ
Stranger at Home ⓘ
The Best of Leigh Brackett ⓘ
The Big Jump ⓘ
The Big Sleep ⓘ
surface form: The Big Sleep (screenplay)

The Citadel of Lost Ships ⓘ
The Coming of the Terrans ⓘ
The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ
surface form: The Empire Strikes Back (screenplay)

The Ginger Star ⓘ
The Halfling ⓘ
The Hounds of Skaith ⓘ
The Long Goodbye ⓘ
surface form: The Long Goodbye (screenplay)

The Moon That Vanished ⓘ
The Nemesis from Terra ⓘ
The Reavers of Skaith ⓘ
The Starmen of Llyrdis ⓘ
The Stone That Never Came Down ⓘ
The Sword of Rhiannon ⓘ
The Tiger Among Us ⓘ
notedFor strong, atmospheric planetary adventure stories ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
placeOfDeath Lancaster, California ⓘ
surface form: Lancaster, California, United States
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Edmond Hamilton ⓘ
workedOn El Dorado (1966 film) ⓘ
Hatari! (1962 film) ⓘ
Rio Bravo (1959 film) ⓘ
The Big Sleep ⓘ
surface form: The Big Sleep (1946 film)

The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ
surface form: The Empire Strikes Back (1980 film)

The Long Goodbye ⓘ
surface form: The Long Goodbye (1973 film)

Referenced by (12)

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Rio Bravo → screenwriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
The Big Sleep → screenwriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
subject surface form: The Big Sleep (1946 film)
The Empire Strikes Back (special edition appearance as Emperor hologram, later versions) → hasOriginalWriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
The Long Goodbye → screenwriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
subject surface form: The Long Goodbye (1973 film)
The Empire Strikes Back → writer → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
Thrilling Wonder Stories → notableContributor → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
Rio Bravo (1959 film) → screenwriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
Leigh Brackett → name → Leigh Brackett self-link ⓘ
Dude → filmWriterOfWork → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
Rio Lobo → screenwriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
Hatari! (1962 film) → screenwriter → Leigh Brackett ⓘ
Vivian Rutledge → adaptedForScreenBy → Leigh Brackett ⓘ