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Richard L. Breen

b. 1918 — d. 1967 (aged 49) Chicago, IL, USA
Director Writer

Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 – February 1, 1967) was a Hollywood screenwriter and director. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the US Navy during World War II, he began writing for films and worked alone and in collaboration with such distinguished writers as Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. 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 "Stopover Tokyo", and then returned to screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from 1952 to 1953. He was also credited as "Richard Breen" and "Robert Breen". Text from Wikipedia.

Known For

A Foreign Affair
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★ 7.3
A Foreign Affair
1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions
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★ 6.7
Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948
Titanic
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★ 7.0
Titanic
1953
State Fair
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★ 5.9
State Fair
1962

Filmography

Hunter
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★ 6.9
Hunter
1984 Writer
Dragnet 1966
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★ 7.7
Dragnet 1966
1969 Writer
Dragnet 1967
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★ 7.7
Dragnet 1967
1967 Writer
Tony Rome
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★ 6.5
Tony Rome
1967 Writer
A Man Could Get Killed
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★ 5.8
A Man Could Get Killed
1966 Writer
Do Not Disturb
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★ 5.9
Do Not Disturb
1965 Writer
PT 109
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★ 6.7
PT 109
1963 Writer
Captain Newman, M.D.
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★ 6.9
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963 Writer
Mary, Mary
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★ 5.9
Mary, Mary
1963 Writer
State Fair
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★ 5.9
State Fair
1962 Writer
Wake Me When It's Over
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★ 6.3
Wake Me When It's Over
1960 Writer
Insight
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★ 7.4
Insight
1960 Writer
The FBI Story
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★ 6.5
The FBI Story
1959 Writer
Open End
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★ 7.2
Open End
1958 Writer
Stopover Tokyo
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★ 5.6
Stopover Tokyo
1957 Director Writer
The 28th Annual Academy Awards
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★ 5.0
The 28th Annual Academy Awards
1956 Writer
Pete Kelly's Blues
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★ 6.3
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955 Writer
Seven Cities of Gold
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★ 5.8
Seven Cities of Gold
1955 Writer
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
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★ 7.1
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1955 Writer
24 Hour Alert
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★ 6.4
24 Hour Alert
1955 Writer
Dragnet
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★ 6.6
Dragnet
1954 Writer
Niagara
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★ 7.0
Niagara
1953 Writer
Titanic
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★ 7.0
Titanic
1953 Writer
The 25th Annual Academy Awards
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★ 6.5
The 25th Annual Academy Awards
1953 Writer
O. Henry's Full House
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★ 7.2
O. Henry's Full House
1952 Writer
The Mating Season
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★ 7.3
The Mating Season
1951 Writer
The Model and the Marriage Broker
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★ 7.0
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 Writer
Appointment with Danger
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★ 6.5
Appointment with Danger
1950 Writer
Fancy Pants
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★ 6.4
Fancy Pants
1950 Writer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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★ 7.7
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 Writer
Top o' the Morning
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★ 6.1
Top o' the Morning
1949 Writer
A Foreign Affair
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★ 7.3
A Foreign Affair
1948 Writer
Miss Tatlock's Millions
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★ 6.7
Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948 Writer
Isn't It Romantic
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★ 4.7
Isn't It Romantic
1948 Writer
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