John Paxton

Writer

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.

Born: May 21, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died: January 5, 1985 (Age 73)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Prize of Gold Movie	5.8	Writing	Screenplay	1955
Cornered Movie	6.4	Writing	Screenplay	1945
Crack-Up Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1946
Crossfire Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	1947
Fourteen Hours Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1951
How to Murder a Rich Uncle Movie	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	1957
Kotch Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1971
Murder, My Sweet Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1944
My Pal, Wolf Movie	6.1	Writing	Writer	1944
On the Beach Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1959
Interpol Movie	6	Writing	Screenplay	1957
Rope of Sand Movie	6.4	Crew	Additional Dialogue	1949
So Well Remembered Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1947
The Cobweb Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.1	Writing	Screenplay	1955
The Wild One Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1953
Of Men and Music Movie	8	Writing	Writer	1951
Aftermath Movie		Writing	Writer	1960
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.6	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1953-1962
I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali TV Show	6.7	Creator	Creator	1977-1977
On the Beach Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	2000
The Great Man's Whiskers Movie	7.5	Writing	Writer	1972
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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John Paxton

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