John Paxton
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.
Films (19)
USS Charleston, dernière chance pour l'humanité
2000 · Screenplay
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972 · Writer
Kotch
1971 · Screenplay
Aftermath
1960 · Writer
On the Beach
1959 · Screenplay
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957 · Screenplay
Interpol
1957 · Screenplay
A Prize of Gold
1955 · Screenplay
The Cobweb
1955 · Screenplay
The Wild One
1953 · Screenplay
Fourteen Hours
1951 · Screenplay
Of Men and Music
1951 · Writer
Rope of Sand
1949 · Additional Dialogue
Crossfire
1947 · Screenplay
So Well Remembered
1947 · Screenplay
Crack-Up
1946 · Screenplay
Cornered
1945 · Screenplay
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Screenplay
My Pal, Wolf
1944 · Writer
