James R. Webb

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

1949: contraband (South of St. Louis)
1951: A heart for Danny (Close to my heart)
1952: For a Fistful of Money (The Big Trees)
1952: The Dead Witness (Operation Secret)
1953: The Charge at Feather River - Director: Gordon Douglas
1954: Massai (Apache) - Director: Robert Aldrich
1954: Vera Cruz - Director: Robert Aldrich
1954: The Strangler of Paris (Phantom of the Rue Morgue)
1955: Jackals of the Underworld (Illegal)
1956: Trapeze (Trapeze) - Director: Carol Reed
1958: The Big Country (The Big Country) - Director: William Wyler
1958: Written in blood (Pork Chop Hill)
1961: How the West Was Won (How the West Was Won) - Director: John Ford , Henry Hathaway , George Marshall
1962: A Bait for the Beast (Cape Fear) - Directed by J. Lee Thompson
1963: Kings of the Sun (Kings of the Sun) (along with Elliott Arnold ) - Director: J. Lee Thompson
1964: Cheyenne (Cheyenne Autumn) - Director: John Ford
1967: San Sebastian (La Bataille De San Sebastian)
1967: Dave - Sinful Davey
1968: Alfred the Great - Conqueror of the Vikings (Alfred the Great) (together with Ken Taylor ; also production) - Director: Clive Donner
1969: Ten hours for Virgil Tibbs (They call me Mister Tibbs)
1970: Rulers of the Island (The Hawaiians) - Director: Tom Gries
1971: The Organization

Literary template

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

Web links

James R. Webb in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ 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.

personal data
SURNAME	Webb, James R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	4th October 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH	Denver , Colorado
DATE OF DEATH	September 27, 1974
Place of death	Los Angeles , California

[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.