John Paxton
- Writing
- May 21, 1911 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- January 5, 1985
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
Filmography
- On the Beach · Screenplay
- On the Beach · Screenplay
- I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali · Creator
- The Great Man's Whiskers · Writer
- Kotch · Screenplay
- Aftermath · Writer
- On the Beach · Screenplay
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle · Screenplay
- Interpol · Screenplay
- A Prize of Gold · Screenplay
- The Cobweb · Screenplay
- The Wild One · Screenplay
- General Electric Theater · Writer
- Fourteen Hours · Screenplay
- Of Men and Music · Writer
- Rope of Sand · Additional Dialogue
- Crossfire · Screenplay
- So Well Remembered · Screenplay
- Crack-Up · Screenplay
- Cornered · Screenplay
- Murder, My Sweet · Screenplay
- My Pal, Wolf · Writer