John Paxton

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1911-05-21

Deathday 1985-01-05 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA

John Paxton

Biography

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

Writer

2000
On the Beach

as Screenplay

1971
Kotch

as Screenplay

1960
Aftermath

as Writer

1959
On the Beach

as Screenplay

1957
Interpol

as Screenplay

1957
1955
The Cobweb

as Screenplay

1955
A Prize of Gold

as Screenplay

1953
The Wild One

as Screenplay

1951
Fourteen Hours

as Screenplay

1951
1947
Crossfire

as Screenplay

1947
So Well Remembered

as Screenplay

1946
Crack-Up

as Screenplay

1945
Cornered

as Screenplay

1944
Murder, My Sweet

as Screenplay

1944
My Pal, Wolf

as Writer

Crew

1949
Rope of Sand

as Additional Dialogue