Richard Brooks  

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Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and occasional film 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).

Filmography

MGM

Credited as both writer and director (unless stated).

• Crisis (1950).
• The Light Touch (1951).
• Deadline – U.S.A. (20th Century Fox, 1952).
• Battle Circus (1953)
• Take the High Ground! (1953), only director.
• Flame and the Flesh (1954), only director.
• The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
• Blackboard Jungle (1955).
• The Last Hunt (1956).
• The Catered Affair (1956), only director.
• Something of Value (1957).
• The Brothers Karamazov (1958).
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).

Independent producer

Credited as both writer and director.

• Elmer Gantry (Elmer Gantry Productions through United Artists, 1960).
• Sweet Bird of Youth, (MGM and Roxbury Productions through MGM, 1962).
• Lord Jim (Columbia and Keep Films through Columbia, 1965).
• The Professionals (Pax Enterprises through Columbia, 1966).
• In Cold Blood (Pax Enterprises through Columbia, 1967).
• The Happy Ending (Pax Enterprises through United Artists, 1969).
• $ (Frankovich Productions through Columbia, 1971).
• Bite the Bullet (Persky-Bright Productions/Vista through Columbia, 1975).
• Looking For Mr. Goodbar (Paramount, 1977).
• Wrong Is Right (Columbia, 1982).
• Fever Pitch (MGM, 1985).