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John Paxton
Known for writing · Born 21 May 1911 · Died 5 January 1985 · aged 73 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
22 credits
John Paxton (May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985) 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 film The Wild One in 1953, starring Marlon Brando.
Known for
The Wild One
1953
Murder, My Sweet
1944
On the Beach
1959
Crossfire
1947
On the Beach
2000
Fourteen Hours
1951
Cornered
1945
Kotch
1971
The Cobweb
1955
Crack-Up
1946
Interpol
1957
So Well Remembered
1947
Creator (1)
1977I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad AliCreatorSeries
Crew (1)
1949Rope of SandAdditional DialogueFilm
Writing (20)
2000On the BeachScreenplayFilm
2000On the BeachScreenplaySeries
1972The Great Man's WhiskersWriterFilm
1971KotchScreenplayFilm
1960AftermathWriterFilm
1959On the BeachScreenplayFilm
1957InterpolScreenplayFilm
1957How to Murder a Rich UncleScreenplayFilm
1955The CobwebScreenplayFilm
1955A Prize of GoldScreenplayFilm
1953The Wild OneScreenplayFilm
1953General Electric TheaterWriterSeries
1951Fourteen HoursScreenplayFilm
1951Of Men and MusicWriterFilm
1947CrossfireScreenplayFilm
1947So Well RememberedScreenplayFilm
1946Crack-UpScreenplayFilm
1945CorneredScreenplayFilm
1944Murder, My SweetScreenplayFilm
1944My Pal, WolfWriterFilm