Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
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American screenwriter, film director and producer
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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). Wikipedia
- May 18, 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- March 11, 1992, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Congestive heart failure
- 6'3" (1.91m)
- Jean Simmons(m 1960 - 1980), Harriette Levin(m 1946 - 1957), Jean Brooks(m 1941 - 1944)
- Kate Brooks
- Esther Sax, Hyman Sax
- Temple University
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