Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy (born May 8, 1912 in Boston , Massachusetts , † May 19, 1993 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter and film director .
Life
Murphy grew up in New York City and Darien , Connecticut . He graduated from Williams College with a degree in English .
Murphy first worked for The Literary Digest magazine and was active as a screenwriter from the late 1930s. In total he was involved in 28 productions. His focus was on the 1940s and 1950s.
In 1954, he was for his screenplay for The Desert Rats for the Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay nomination. He received his first nomination for this award in 1948 in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for Boomerang .
In 1955 he starred in the drama Forbidden For Americans? his debut as a director. His second and last film followed in 1960 with Auf schrägem Kurs .
In 1970 the Writers Guild of America presented him with the Valentine Davies Award. He had been nominated for the WGA Award four times.
In the late 1960s, he developed the television series Dangerous Everyday Life , which was produced from 1966 to 1969. Afterwards he appeared only once as a screenwriter: In 1980, with his participation, The Kidnapping of the President was created .
Murphy was married with two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Boomerang (Boomerang!)
- 1948: Cry of the City (Cry of the City)
- 1949: Slattery's Hurricane
- 1950: Under secret orders (Panic in the Streets)
- 1952: The Legion of the Damned (Les Miserables)
- 1953: The Desert Rats (The Desert Rats)
- 1954: The Broken Lance
- 1955: Banned for Americans (Three Stripes in the Sun)
- 1959: The compulsion to evil (Compulsion)
- 1959: The wrath of the righteous ( The Last Angry Man )
- 1960: On a sloping course (The Wackiest Ship in the Army)
- 1980: The Kidnapping of the President
Web links
- Richard Murphy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in the Los Angeles Times, May 23, 1993, accessed January 31, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murphy, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1993 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |