Richard Brooks

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film director human screenwriter

Richard Brooks was an American film director and screenwriter known for adapting literary works into acclaimed films such as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "In Cold Blood."

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Richard Brooks canonical 19

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instanceOf film director ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
adaptedFrom Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (play by Tennessee Williams) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elmer Gantry (novel by Sinclair Lewis) NERFINISHED ⓘ
In Cold Blood (non-fiction book by Truman Capote) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sweet Bird of Youth (play by Tennessee Williams) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Brothers Karamazov (novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky) NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Ruben Sax NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-05-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1992-03-11 ⓘ
directed Blackboard Jungle (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elmer Gantry (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
In Cold Blood (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Professionals (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film adaptation ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryService United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Richard Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
notableAwardWork Elmer Gantry (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCollaboration Jean Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Blackboard Jungle (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elmer Gantry (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
In Cold Blood (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Professionals (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
servedIn World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Jean Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedFor Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearsActive 1940s–1980s ⓘ

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The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film) → director → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film) → screenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Last Time I Saw Paris → director → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Last Time I Saw Paris → screenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Killers (1946 film) → screenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Killers (1946 film) → blacklistedWriterUncredited → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Happy Ending → director → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Happy Ending → writer → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Happy Ending → screenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Happy Ending → producer → Richard Brooks ⓘ
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof → director → Richard Brooks ⓘ
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof → screenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
The Killers → uncreditedScreenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
subject surface form: The Killers (1946 film)
Jean Simmons → spouse → Richard Brooks ⓘ
Elmer Gantry → director → Richard Brooks ⓘ
Elmer Gantry → screenwriter → Richard Brooks ⓘ
Crossfire → author → Richard Brooks ⓘ
subject surface form: The Brick Foxhole
Sweet Bird of Youth → filmAdaptationDirector → Richard Brooks ⓘ
In Cold Blood (film score) → associatedWith → Richard Brooks ⓘ