Directed credits
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Director
John Paxton
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 132577
IMDb ID: nm0668122
Known for: Writing
Born: May 21, 1911
Died: January 5, 1985
Age: 73
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2000
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q354295
Frequent jobs
Screenplay (15)Writer (4)Additional Dialogue (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Paxton.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Paxton.
Screenplay
On the Beach
2000 • Movie
Screenplay
On the Beach
1959 • Movie
Screenplay
Fourteen Hours
1951 • Movie
Screenplay
The Wild One
1953 • Movie
Writer
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
Rope of Sand
1949 • Movie
Writer
Of Men and Music
1951 • Movie
Screenplay
The Cobweb
1955 • Movie
Screenplay
Murder, My Sweet
1944 • Movie
Screenplay
Crossfire
1947 • Movie
Screenplay
Cornered
1945 • Movie
Screenplay
A Prize of Gold
1955 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Paxton.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Paxton.
Screenplay
On the Beach
2000 • Movie
Writer
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972 • Movie
Screenplay
Kotch
1971 • Movie
Screenplay
On the Beach
1959 • Movie
Screenplay
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957 • Movie
Screenplay
Interpol
1957 • Movie
Screenplay
A Prize of Gold
1955 • Movie
Screenplay
The Cobweb
1955 • Movie
Screenplay
The Wild One
1953 • Movie
Screenplay
Fourteen Hours
1951 • Movie
Writer
Of Men and Music
1951 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
Rope of Sand
1949 • Movie
Screenplay
Crossfire
1947 • Movie
Screenplay
So Well Remembered
1947 • Movie
Screenplay
Crack-Up
1946 • Movie
Screenplay
Cornered
1945 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Paxton.