William Bowers
Age: 71 | From: Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1916-01-17 18:51:33
Death: 1987-03-27 18:51:33
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 51
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942. His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination). Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).
Most Famous Work
Four Star Playhouse
(1952) Writer
Support Your Local Sheriff!
(1969) Screenplay
The Gunfighter
(1950) Story
Night and Day
(1946) Screenplay
The Law and Jake Wade
(1958) Screenplay
Criss Cross
(1949) Writer
The Mob
(1951) Screenplay
The Sheepman
(1958) ScreenplayActing
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| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1974 | Senate Committee Chairman | |
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| 1980 | Teleplay | |
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| 1974 | Teleplay | |
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| 1969 | Screenplay | |
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| 1943 | Story | |
| 1942 | Screenplay | |
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1975 | Producer | |
| 1969 | Producer | |
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