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John Paxton
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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…
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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.
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2000
On the Beach
Movie Screenplay
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2000
On the Beach
TV show Screenplay
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1977
I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali
TV show Creator
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1972
The Great Man's Whiskers
Movie Writer
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1971
Kotch
Movie Screenplay
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1960
Aftermath
Movie Writer
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1959
On the Beach
Movie Screenplay
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1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Movie Screenplay
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1957
Interpol
Movie Screenplay
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1955
A Prize of Gold
Movie Screenplay
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1955
The Cobweb
Movie Screenplay
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1953
The Wild One
Movie Screenplay
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show Writer
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1951
Fourteen Hours
Movie Screenplay
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1951
Of Men and Music
Movie Writer
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1949
Rope of Sand
Movie Additional Dialogue
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1947
Crossfire
Movie Screenplay
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1947
So Well Remembered
Movie Screenplay
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1946
Crack-Up
Movie Screenplay
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1945
Cornered
Movie Screenplay
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1944
Murder, My Sweet
Movie Screenplay
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1944
My Pal, Wolf
Movie Writer
