Director

William Bowers

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 50

TMDB ID: 69948

IMDb ID: nm0101115

Known for: Writing

Born: January 17, 1916

Died: March 27, 1987

Age: 71

Place of birth: Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1942 - 2023

Years active: 82

Average TMDB rating: 6.74

Wikidata: Q3388862

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Screenplay (27)Writer (11)Story (7)Producer (2)Teleplay (2)Sound Recordist (1)

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Biography

William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942. His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination). Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).

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