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
On the Beach (2000) - ScreenplayOn the Beach (2000) - ScreenplayI Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977) - CreatorThe Great Man's Whiskers (1972) - WriterKotch (1971) - ScreenplayAftermath (1960) - WriterOn the Beach (1959) - ScreenplayInterpol (1957) - ScreenplayHow to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) - ScreenplayThe Cobweb (1955) - ScreenplayA Prize of Gold (1955) - ScreenplayThe Wild One (1953) - ScreenplayGeneral Electric Theater (1953) - WriterFourteen Hours (1951) - ScreenplayOf Men and Music (1951) - WriterRope of Sand (1949) - Additional DialogueCrossfire (1947) - ScreenplaySo Well Remembered (1947) - ScreenplayCrack-Up (1946) - ScreenplayCornered (1945) - ScreenplayMurder, My Sweet (1944) - ScreenplayMy Pal, Wolf (1944) - Writer