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James Bridges (February 3, 1936 – June 6, 1993) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor. He is a two-time Oscar nominee: once for Best Original Screenplay for The China Syndrome and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Paper Chase .
James Bridges was born on 3 February 1936 in Paris, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Perfect (1985) and The Paper Chase (1973). He died on 6 June 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
James Bridges (born February 3, 1936, Paris, Arkansas, U.S.—died June 6, 1993, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director who was best known for The China Syndrome (1979) and Urban Cowboy (1980).
James Bridges was born on February 3, 1936 in Paris, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Perfect (1985) and The Paper Chase (1973). He died on June 6, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jun 26, 2024 · James Bridges was an Arkansan who became a movie producer, director, and screenwriter. He was known for some of the biggest hit films of the 1970s and 1980s, such as The China Syndrome and Urban Cowboy. He also filmed one of his movies, 9/30/55, in Conway (Faulkner County).
Jun 7, 1993 · Writer-director James Bridges, whose films included “The China Syndrome,” “The Paper Chase” and “Urban Cowboy,” died Sunday at UCLA Medical Center. He was 57.
Arkansas-born James Bridges made his way to Hollywood in 1956 with acting aspirations, and amassed small roles in genre fare before switching focus to writing after meeting actor/producer Norman Lloyd.
Jun 6, 1993 · James McKeen Bridges (February 3, 1936 – June 6, 1993) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Bridges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jul 6, 2011 · By all accounts, the late filmmaker James Bridges was a Southern gentleman. He was also a filmmaker of unwavering conviction who often went toe to toe with studio executives if they tried to...
James Bridges began his career as an actor in the late 1950s, but became far better known as a writer and director of hit films in the 1970s and '80s.