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Writer
John Paxton
- Born May 21, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died January 5, 1985
John Paxton (May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985) was an American screenwriter. Some of his films include Murder, My Sweet in 1944, Cornered in 1945, Crossfire in 1947 (an adaptation of the controversial novel The Brick Foxhole that earned him his only Oscar nomination). He helped adapt the screenplay for the controversial film The Wild One in 1953, starring Marlon Brando.
Known for
The Wild One1953
Murder, My Sweet1944
On the Beach1959
Crossfire1947
On the Beach2000
Fourteen Hours1951
Cornered1945
Rope of Sand1949
Filmography
- 2000On the BeachFilmScreenplay
- 2000On the BeachSeriesScreenplay
- 1977I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad AliSeriesCreator
- 1972The Great Man's WhiskersFilmWriter
- 1971KotchFilmScreenplay
- 1960AftermathFilmWriter
- 1959On the BeachFilmScreenplay
- 1957InterpolFilmScreenplay
- 1957How to Murder a Rich UncleFilmScreenplay
- 1955The CobwebFilmScreenplay
- 1955A Prize of GoldFilmScreenplay
- 1953The Wild OneFilmScreenplay
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesWriter
- 1951Fourteen HoursFilmScreenplay
- 1951Of Men and MusicFilmWriter
- 1949Rope of SandFilmAdditional Dialogue
- 1947CrossfireFilmScreenplay
- 1947So Well RememberedFilmScreenplay
- 1946Crack-UpFilmScreenplay
- 1945CorneredFilmScreenplay
- 1944Murder, My SweetFilmScreenplay
- 1944My Pal, WolfFilmWriter