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Richard L. Breen
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
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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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1969
Dragnet
Movie Writer
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1967
Tony Rome
Movie Writer
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1966
A Man Could Get Killed
Movie Screenplay
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1965
Do Not Disturb
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Captain Newman, M.D.
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Mary, Mary
Movie Screenplay
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1963
PT 109
Movie Screenplay
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1962
State Fair
Movie Screenplay
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1960
Wake Me When It's Over
Movie Writer
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1959
The FBI Story
Movie Screenplay
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1957
Stopover Tokyo
Movie Screenplay
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1955
24 Hour Alert
Movie Screenplay
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1955
Seven Cities of Gold
Movie Screenplay
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1955
Pete Kelly's Blues
Movie Screenplay
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1954
Dragnet
Movie Screenplay
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1953
Titanic
Movie Screenplay
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1953
Niagara
Movie Writer
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1952
O. Henry's Full House
Movie Screenplay
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1951
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Movie Writer
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1951
The Mating Season
Movie Writer
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1950
Appointment with Danger
Movie Writer
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1949
Top o' the Morning
Movie Screenplay
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1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Movie Screenplay
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1948
Isn't It Romantic?
Movie Writer
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1948
A Foreign Affair
Movie Screenplay
