Biography
Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 β 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
all 26
Movies 26
Writer 24
Director 1
Screenplay 1
Writer
Dragnet (1969)
Movie
Writer
Tony Rome (1967)
Movie
Writer
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
Movie
Writer
Do Not Disturb (1965)
Movie
Writer
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Movie
Writer
Mary, Mary (1963)
Movie
Writer
PT 109 (1963)
Movie
Writer
State Fair (1962)
Movie
Writer
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Movie
Writer
The FBI Story (1959)
Movie
Director
Stopover Tokyo (1957)
Movie
Writer
24 Hour Alert (1955)
Movie
Writer
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
Movie
Writer
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Movie
Writer
Dragnet (1954)
Movie
Writer
Titanic (1953)
Movie
Writer
Niagara (1953)
Movie
6
Screenplay
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Movie
6.75
Writer
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Movie
Writer
The Mating Season (1951)
Movie
Writer
Fancy Pants (1950)
Movie
Writer
Appointment with Danger (1950)
Movie
Writer
Top o' the Morning (1949)
Movie
Writer
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
Movie
Writer
Isn't It Romantic? (1948)
Movie
Writer
A Foreign Affair (1948)
Movie
6
Ratings
Average 6.23
Based on 68.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1951
1955
1955
1969
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1918-06-26
Deathday1967-02-01 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRichard Breen
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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