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Richard L. Breen

Known for writing · Born 26 June 1918 · Died 1 February 1967 · aged 48 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 – February 1, 1967) was a Hollywood screenwriter and director. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the US Navy during World War II, he began writing for films and worked alone and in collaboration with such distinguished writers as Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. He won an Oscar for his work on the screenplay to "Titanic" (1953), and was nominated for "A Foreign Affair" (1948) and "Captain Newman, M.D." (1963). In 1957, he directed "Stopover Tokyo", and then returned to screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from 1952 to 1953. He was also credited as "Richard Breen" and "Robert Breen". Text from Wikipedia.

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Known for

Niagara

1953

A Foreign Affair

1948

Titanic

1953

Tony Rome

1967

O. Henry's Full House

1952

The FBI Story

1959

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

PT 109

1963

Appointment with Danger

1950

Do Not Disturb

1965

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

The Mating Season

1951

Directing (1)

1957Stopover TokyoDirector, ScreenplayFilm

Writing (24)

1969DragnetWriterFilm
1967Tony RomeWriterFilm
1966A Man Could Get KilledScreenplayFilm
1965Do Not DisturbScreenplayFilm
1963Captain Newman, M.D.ScreenplayFilm
1963PT 109ScreenplayFilm
1963Mary, MaryScreenplayFilm
1962State FairScreenplayFilm
1960Wake Me When It's OverWriterFilm
1959The FBI StoryScreenplayFilm
1955Pete Kelly's BluesScreenplayFilm
1955Seven Cities of GoldScreenplayFilm
195524 Hour AlertScreenplayFilm
1954DragnetScreenplayFilm
1953NiagaraWriterFilm
1953TitanicScreenplayFilm
1952O. Henry's Full HouseScreenplayFilm
1951The Mating SeasonWriterFilm
1951The Model and the Marriage BrokerWriterFilm
1950Appointment with DangerWriterFilm
1949Top o' the MorningScreenplayFilm
1948A Foreign AffairScreenplayFilm
1948Miss Tatlock's MillionsScreenplayFilm
1948Isn't It Romantic?WriterFilm