John Paxton
Known for Writing
- Born
- May 21, 1911
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- January 5, 1985 (aged 73)
Biography
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.
Latest
On the BeachScreenplay2000Rating: 6.2 out of 10
On the BeachScreenplay2000SeriesRating: 8.5 out of 10- I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad AliCreator1977SeriesRating: 6.0 out of 10
The Great Man's WhiskersWriter1972Rating: 8.0 out of 10
KotchScreenplay1971Rating: 6.6 out of 10- AftermathWriter1960Rating: 8.0 out of 10
On the BeachScreenplay1959Rating: 6.7 out of 10
How to Murder a Rich UncleScreenplay1957Rating: 7.0 out of 10
InterpolScreenplay1957Rating: 6.4 out of 10
A Prize of GoldScreenplay1955Rating: 5.7 out of 10
The CobwebScreenplay1955Rating: 5.7 out of 10
The Wild OneScreenplay1953Rating: 6.5 out of 10
General Electric TheaterWriter1953SeriesRating: 6.8 out of 10
Fourteen HoursScreenplay1951Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Of Men and MusicWriter1951Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Rope of SandAdditional Dialogue1949Rating: 5.9 out of 10
CrossfireScreenplay1947Rating: 6.7 out of 10
So Well RememberedScreenplay1947Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Crack-UpScreenplay1946Rating: 5.8 out of 10
CorneredScreenplay1945Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Known for
- The Wild OneScreenplay1953Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Murder, My SweetScreenplay1944Rating: 7.2 out of 10- On the BeachScreenplay1959Rating: 6.7 out of 10
- CrossfireScreenplay1947Rating: 6.7 out of 10
- On the BeachScreenplay2000Rating: 6.2 out of 10
- Fourteen HoursScreenplay1951Rating: 7.3 out of 10
- CorneredScreenplay1945Rating: 6.2 out of 10
- The CobwebScreenplay1955Rating: 5.7 out of 10
- KotchScreenplay1971Rating: 6.6 out of 10
- Crack-UpScreenplay1946Rating: 5.8 out of 10
- InterpolScreenplay1957Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- So Well RememberedScreenplay1947Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Filmography
22 titles
