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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Filmography
all 55
Movies 52
Writer 52
TV Shows 3
Producer 1
Writer
More Wild Wild West (1980)
Movie
Writer
The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
Movie
Writer
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
Movie
Writer
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (1978)
Movie
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Producer
Mobile Two (1975)
Movie
Senate Committee Chairman
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Movie
6.8
Writer
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
Movie
Writer
Sidekicks (1974)
Movie
Writer
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Movie
Writer
The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
Movie
Writer
Way... Way Out (1966)
Movie
Writer
Advance to the Rear (1964)
Movie
Writer
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
Movie
Writer
-30- (1959)
Movie
Writer
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Movie
Writer
Imitation General (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Sheepman (1958)
Movie
Writer
My Man Godfrey (1957)
Movie
Writer
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
Movie
Writer
5 Against the House (1955)
Movie
Writer
Tight Spot (1955)
Movie
Writer
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
Movie
Writer
Split Second (1953)
Movie
Writer
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Writer
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Writer
Assignment: Paris (1952)
Movie
Writer
The San Francisco Story (1952)
Movie
Writer
The Mob (1951)
Movie
Writer
Cry Danger (1951)
Movie
6
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Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Movie
Writer
Convicted (1950)
Movie
Writer
The Gunfighter (1950)
Movie
Writer
Abandoned (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
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Criss Cross (1949)
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Writer
Jungle Patrol (1948)
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Writer
The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948)
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Writer
Larceny (1948)
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Writer
Pitfall (1948)
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River Lady (1948)
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Black Bart (1948)
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Writer
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
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Writer
Something in the Wind (1947)
Movie
Writer
The Web (1947)
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Writer
Ladies' Man (1947)
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Writer
The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
Movie
Writer
Night and Day (1946)
Movie
6
Writer
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
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Writer
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
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Writer
Higher and Higher (1943)
Movie
Writer
The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
Movie
Writer
Seven Days' Leave (1942)
Movie
Writer
My Favorite Spy (1942)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.09
Based on 1.46 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1916-01-17
Deathday1987-03-27 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceLas Cruces, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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