About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1918-06-26
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Richard L. Breen

Overview

Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 – February 1, 1967) was a Hollywood screenwriter and director. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the US Navy during World War II, he began writing for films and worked alone and in collaboration with such distinguished writers as Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.

He won an Oscar for his work on the screenplay to "Titanic" (1953), and was nominated for "A Foreign Affair" (1948) and "Captain Newman, M.D." (1963).

In 1957, he directed "Stopover Tokyo", and then returned to screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from 1952 to 1953.

He was also credited as "Richard Breen" and "Robert Breen".

Text from Wikipedia.

Known for

Directing
1957 Stopover Tokyo Directing Director 59
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Writing
1969 Dragnet Writing Writer 59
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1967 Tony Rome Writing Writer 59
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1966 A Man Could Get Killed Writing Screenplay 58
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1965 Do Not Disturb Writing Screenplay 58
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1963 Captain Newman, M.D. Writing Screenplay 59
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1963 Mary, Mary Writing Screenplay 58
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1963 PT 109 Writing Screenplay 59
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1962 State Fair Writing Screenplay 58
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1959 The FBI Story Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Stopover Tokyo Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 24 Hour Alert Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 Seven Cities of Gold Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 Pete Kelly's Blues Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Dragnet Writing Screenplay 59
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1953 Titanic Writing Screenplay 60
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1953 Niagara Writing Writer 62
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1952 O. Henry's Full House Writing Screenplay 59
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1951 The Model and the Marriage Broker Writing Writer 59
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1951 The Mating Season Writing Writer 59
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1950 Appointment with Danger Writing Writer 58
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1949 Top o' the Morning Writing Screenplay 59
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1948 Miss Tatlock's Millions Writing Screenplay 59
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1948 Isn't It Romantic? Writing Writer 59
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1948 A Foreign Affair Writing Screenplay 61
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