Richard Brooks
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
A Special Friendship
as Matt Bowser
Crew Credits
Fever Pitch
Director
Wrong Is Right
Director
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Director
Bite the Bullet
Director
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Director
The Happy Ending
Director
In Cold Blood
Director
The Professionals
Director
Lord Jim
Director
Sweet Bird of Youth
Director
Elmer Gantry
Director
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Director
The Brothers Karamazov
Director
Something of Value
Director
The Catered Affair
Director
The Last Hunt
Director
Blackboard Jungle
Director
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Director
Flame and the Flesh
Director
Take the High Ground!
Director
Battle Circus
Director
Deadline - U.S.A.
Director
The Light Touch
Director
Storm Warning
Writer
Crisis
Director
Mystery Street
Screenplay
Any Number Can Play
Screenplay
To the Victor
Writer
Key Largo
Screenplay
Crossfire
Novel