James R. Webb

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James R. Webb (born October 4, 1909 in Denver , Colorado , † September 27, 1974 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter.

Life

James R. Webb wrote short stories for newspapers after graduation and wrote scripts from the early 1940s. During the Second World War he was used as an officer in North Africa. After returning to civilian life, Webb established himself as one of the leading writers of Western scripts for directors Robert Aldrich and John Ford , among others . Occasionally he left the western genre such as B. for the circus film Trapeze .

1964 Webb was for his screenplay for the the Wild West was with the Oscar awarded. For the same film received a bronze Wrangler at the Western Heritage Awards. The Writers Guild of America awarded him the Valentine Davies Award in 1965, followed by the Morgan Cox Award in 1975 and the Edmund J. North Award the following year.

Filmography (selection)

script

Literary template

  • 1949: Your life in my hand (Woman in hiding)
  • 1991: Cape Fear (Cape Fear) - Template: screenplay for "A Cape Fear"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 287.