Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
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Brooks in 1986 | |
| Born | Reuben Sax May 18, 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1992 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Spouses | Harriette Levin
(m. 1946; div. 1957) |
| Children | 1 |
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