As Writer
Tony Rome
1967
6.4
Richard L. Breen
Directing
Birth Date
June 26, 1918
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death
February 1, 1967
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Writer
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
3.8
As Writer
Do Not Disturb
1965
5.5
As Writer
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
6.5
As Writer
Mary, Mary
1963
5.2
As Writer
PT 109
1963
5.9
As Writer
State Fair
1962
4.9
As Writer
The FBI Story
1959
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Stopover Tokyo
1957
5.5
As Writer
24 Hour Alert
1955
6.0
As Writer
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
6.1
As Writer
Dragnet
1954
6.1
As Writer
Titanic
1953
6.6
As Writer
Niagara
1953
6.8
As Writer
O. Henry's Full House
1952
6.5
As Writer
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951
6.4
As Writer
The Mating Season
1951
6.6
As Writer
A Foreign Affair
1948
7.1