John Paxton
Writing · Screenplay · Additional Dialogue · Writer
Born May 21, 1911 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Active 1944–1985 · Awards: Edgar Awards
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…
Filmography
Murder, My Sweet (1944) — ScreenplayThe Wild One (1953) — ScreenplayOn the Beach (1959) — ScreenplayCrossfire (1947) — ScreenplayFourteen Hours (1951) — ScreenplayOn the Beach (2000) — ScreenplayKotch (1971) — ScreenplayCornered (1945) — ScreenplayRope of Sand (1949) — Additional DialogueInterpol (1957) — ScreenplayCrack-Up (1946) — ScreenplayThe Cobweb (1955) — ScreenplayOn the Beach (2000) — ScreenplayHow to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) — ScreenplayMy Pal, Wolf (1944) — WriterAftermath (1960) — WriterThe Great Man's Whiskers (1972) — WriterGeneral Electric Theater (1953) — WriterA Prize of Gold (1955) — ScreenplaySo Well Remembered (1947) — ScreenplayOf Men and Music (1951) — WriterI Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977) — Creator