William Broyles Junior

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William Dodson Broyles Jr. (born October 8, 1944 in Houston , Texas ) is an American screenwriter . He is best known for the films Apollo 13 and Planet of the Apes .

Life

Broyles graduated from Rice University , graduating in 1966. He then studied philosophy , economics and politics at the University of Oxford . He joined the Peace Corps , but then joined the United States Marine Corps in 1968 . As a lieutenant, Broyles was involved in the Vietnam War and served in Vietnam for a year. Upon his return, he co-founded Texas Monthly magazine and served as its editor for eight years. He then switched to Newsweek . He later wrote columns for US News & World Report .

In 1984 he made a trip to Vietnam, on the basis of which he wrote the book Brothers in Arms: A Journey from War to Peace . In the late 1980s he was involved in the development of the television series China Beach , subsequently turning to screenwriting.

In 1996 he and Al Reinert were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for the Apollo 13 screenplay . He was nominated for the Satellite Award for the scripts for Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck and Flags of Our Fathers .

Broyles is married for the third time. His second wife was the actress Linda Purl .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrea Chambers: Ex-Marine Bill Broyles Jr. Befriends His Enemy in Vietnam. ( Memento of March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) people.com, 09/01/1986, accessed on February 26, 2014
  2. ↑ William Broyles, Jr. Biography (1944-). filmreference.com, accessed February 26, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Broyles, William Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Broyles, William Dodson Jr. (full name); Broyles, Bill junior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Houston , Texas , United States