About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1911-05-21
Place of birth:
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Website:
N/A

John Paxton

Overview

John Paxton (May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985) was an American screenwriter.

Some of his films include Murder, My Sweet in 1944, Cornered in 1945, Crossfire in 1947 (an adaptation of the controversial novel The Brick Foxhole that earned him his only Oscar nomination). He helped adapt the screenplay for the controversial film The Wild One in 1953, starring Marlon Brando.

Known for

Writing
2000 On the Beach Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1972 The Great Man's Whiskers Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Kotch Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1960 Aftermath Writing Writer 59
Average
1959 On the Beach Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1957 How to Murder a Rich Uncle Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1957 Interpol Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1955 A Prize of Gold Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1955 The Cobweb Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 The Wild One Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1951 Fourteen Hours Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1951 Of Men and Music Writing Writer N/A
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1947 Crossfire Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1947 So Well Remembered Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1946 Crack-Up Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1945 Cornered Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1944 Murder, My Sweet Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1944 My Pal, Wolf Writing Writer 59
Average

Crew
1949 Rope of Sand Crew Additional Dialogue 58
Average