Biography
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".
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Filmography
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Movies 25
Writer 22
Screenplay 2
Director 1
Writer
Dragnet (1969)
Movie
Writer
Tony Rome (1967)
Movie
Writer
Mary, Mary (1963)
Movie
Writer
PT 109 (1963)
Movie
Writer
State Fair (1962)
Movie
Director
Stopover Tokyo (1957)
Movie
Screenplay
24 Hour Alert (1955)
Movie
Writer
Dragnet (1954)
Movie
Writer
Titanic (1953)
Movie
Writer
Niagara (1953)
Movie
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Screenplay
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
Movie
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1918-06-26
Deathday1967-02-01 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRichard Breen
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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