Richard L. Breen
"Richard Breen" redirects here. For other uses, see Richard Breen (disambiguation).
| Richard L. Breen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 26, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
February 1, 1967 (aged 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Writer, Screenwriter, Director |
| Years active | 1948-1967 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 – February 1, 1967) was a Hollywood screenwriter and director.
Biography
Breen was born in Chicago of Irish Catholic extraction. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the US Navy during World War II, he began writing for films. 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 one film Stopover Tokyo, and then returned to screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from 1952-53.
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