J
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.
Best known work
The Wild One
1953
Murder, My Sweet
1944
On the Beach
1959
Crossfire
1947
On the Beach
2000
Fourteen Hours
1951
Cornered
1945
Rope of Sand
1949
The Cobweb
1955
Kotch
1971Filmography
2000
On the BeachScreenplay
2000
1977
1972
The Great Man's WhiskersWriter
1971
KotchScreenplay
1960
AftermathWriter
1959
On the BeachScreenplay
1957
How to Murder a Rich UncleScreenplay
1957
InterpolScreenplay
1955
A Prize of GoldScreenplay
1955
The CobwebScreenplay
1953
The Wild OneScreenplay
1953
1951
Fourteen HoursScreenplay
1951
Of Men and MusicWriter
1949
Rope of SandAdditional Dialogue
1947
CrossfireScreenplay
1947
So Well RememberedScreenplay
1946
Crack-UpScreenplay
1945
CorneredScreenplay
1944
Murder, My SweetScreenplay
1944
My Pal, WolfWriter