William Bowers
William Bowers (born January 17, 1916 in Las Cruces , New Mexico , † March 27, 1987 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American journalist and screenwriter .
Life
Bowers worked as a journalist in Long Beach , California and subsequently became a screenwriter. He specialized in western comedies , but also wrote some thrillers . His very first script was Spione, Liebe und die Feuerwehr around 1942, which was not made into a film until 1951.
During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Forces , where he film producer Arch Hall Sr. met. He processed his experiences in the script The Hero of the Stage . His self-imitated character was played by Jack Webb .
In 1950 he was for the screenplay for Gregory Peck -Western The sniper for the Oscar nominated. His career took off and he was allowed to write the scripts for the remake of the screwball comedy My Man Godfrey . He and James Edward Grant were nominated a second time for an Oscar for the screenplay for In Colorado the devil's loose .
He was involved as a producer on Even a Sheriff Needs Help (1969), the film for his last screenplay. He had a small supporting role in the film The Godfather - Part II (1974).
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Higher and Higher
- 1945: Sing Your Way Home
- 1946: The Fabulous Suzanne
- 1946: I think of you day and night (Night and Day)
- 1950: The Gray Gate to Hell (Convicted)
- 1950: The Sniper (The Gunfighter)
- 1951: Cry Danger
- 1951: Spies, Love and the Fire Brigade (My Favorite Spy)
- 1951: The trail leads to the harbor (The Mob)
- 1956: Fanfares of Joy (The Best Things in Life Are Free)
- 1957: Mein Mann Gottfried (My Man Godfrey)
- 1957: The Treasure of the Hanged (The Law and Jake Wade)
- 1958: The Sheepman in Colorado
- 1959: One shot and 50 dead (aka Jesse James)
- 1961: The Last Time I Saw Archie
- 1966: The Moon Calf (Way ... Way Out!)
- 1969: Even a sheriff needs help from time to time (Support Your Local Sheriff)
Web links
- William Bowers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ William Bowers . In: The New York Times . April 7, 1987. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ↑ p.3 Weaver, Tom Richard Alden Interview - I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-fi Films and Television McFarland , 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bowers, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Las Cruces , New Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1987 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) |