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Richard L. Breen

Richard L. Breen

Writer, Script and Continuity Department, Producer

Born June 26, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died February 1, 1967

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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".

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Filmography

Writer

33

Type

Year

The David Susskind Show Poster

The David Susskind Show TV Series2012

Hunter TV Series1984

Dragnet 1966 Poster

Dragnet 1966 TV Movie1969

Dragnet 1967 Poster

Dragnet 1967 TV Series1967

Tony Rome Poster

Tony Rome Feature Film1967

A Man Could Get Killed Poster

A Man Could Get Killed Feature Film1966

Do Not Disturb Poster

Do Not Disturb Feature Film1965

Captain Newman, M.D. Poster

Captain Newman, M.D. Feature Film1963

Mary, Mary Poster

Mary, Mary Feature Film1963

PT 109 Feature Film1963

State Fair Poster

State Fair Feature Film1962

Insight TV Series1960

Wake Me When It's Over Poster

Wake Me When It's Over Feature Film1960

The FBI Story Poster

The FBI Story Feature Film1959

Stopover Tokyo Poster

Stopover Tokyo Feature Film1957

The 28th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 28th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1956

24 Hour Alert Poster

24 Hour Alert Short Film1955

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues Feature Film1955

Seven Cities of Gold Poster

Seven Cities of Gold Feature Film1955

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955

Dragnet Feature Film1954

Niagara Feature Film1953

Titanic Feature Film1953

O. Henry's Full House Poster

O. Henry's Full House Feature Film1952

The Mating Season Poster

The Mating Season Feature Film1951

The Model and the Marriage Broker Poster

The Model and the Marriage Broker Feature Film1951

Appointment with Danger Poster

Appointment with Danger Feature Film1950

Fancy Pants Poster

Fancy Pants Feature Film1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

Top o' the Morning Poster

Top o' the Morning Feature Film1949

A Foreign Affair Poster

A Foreign Affair Feature Film1948

Isn't It Romantic Poster

Isn't It Romantic Feature Film1948

Miss Tatlock's Millions Poster

Miss Tatlock's Millions Feature Film1948

Producer

1

Insight TV Series1960

Script and Continuity Department

1

Insight TV Series1960

Director

1

Stopover Tokyo Poster

Stopover Tokyo Feature Film1957

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