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'''John Paxton''' |
'''John Paxton''' ([[May 21]], [[1911]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]] - [[January 5]], [[1985]], [[Santa Monica, California]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]]. |
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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 [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination). He helped adapt the screenplay for the controversial movie ''[[The Wild One]]'' in 1953 starring [[Marlon Brando]], and his adaptation of the [[Nevil Shute]] novel ''[[On the Beach (novel)|On the Beach]]'' appeared in 1959. Paxton's work twice received the [[Mystery Writers of America]]'s [[Edgar Award]] for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, for ''Murder, My Sweet'' and ''Crossfire''. |
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 [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination). He helped adapt the screenplay for the controversial movie ''[[The Wild One]]'' in 1953 starring [[Marlon Brando]], and his adaptation of the [[Nevil Shute]] novel ''[[On the Beach (novel)|On the Beach]]'' appeared in 1959. Paxton's work twice received the [[Mystery Writers of America]]'s [[Edgar Award]] for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, for ''Murder, My Sweet'' and ''Crossfire''. |
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Revision as of 18:47, 18 July 2008
John Paxton (May 21, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri - January 5, 1985, Santa Monica, California) 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 movie The Wild One in 1953 starring Marlon Brando, and his adaptation of the Nevil Shute novel On the Beach appeared in 1959. Paxton's work twice received the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, for Murder, My Sweet and Crossfire.
He won a Golden Globe and an award from the Writers Guild of America in 1971 for his screenplay to the Walter Matthau film Kotch.
Before coming to Hollywood in the 1940s, Paxton worked as a journalist and a publicist.
Paxton was an uncle of comic book writer Ed Brubaker.
External links
- John Paxton at IMDb