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James R. Webb
American writer (1909-1974) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 64
James Ruffin Webb was an American screenwriter. He was best known for writing the screenplay for the film How the West Was Won (1962), which garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned him an Academy Award.
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Gregory Peck Produced The Big Country and Pork Chop Hill- Walter Mirisch Produced The Hawaiians (1970)
Sy Bartlett Produced Pork Chop Hill and Cape Fear
Charles Bronson James wrote Vera Cruz (1954)
Burt Lancaster Produced Apache (1954)
Robert Aldrich Directed Apache and Vera Cruz
Roy Rogers James wrote Jesse James at Bay (1941)
J. Lee Thompson Directed Cape Fear and Kings of the Sun- Gordon Douglas Directed The Iron Mistress (1952)
George "Gabby" Hayes James wrote Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Ray Enright Directed South of St. Louis and Montana
Joseph Kane Directed Jesse James at Bay (1941)- Henry Blanke Produced The Iron Mistress (1952)
John Alvin James wrote The Organization (1971)
Karl Malden James wrote How the West Was Won (1962)
Carroll Baker James wrote How the West Was Won (1962)
Lane Chandler James wrote The Big Trees and Montana
Chuck Roberson James wrote How the West Was Won (1962)
Henry Kulky Also in Phantom of the Rue Morgue and Illegal
Fred Burns Also in Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
Jack Kirk Also in Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
Spade Cooley Also in Bad Man of Deadwood and Nevada City
Chuck Hayward Also in The Big Country and Pork Chop Hill
Fred Kelsey James wrote Montana (1950)
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1974 · aged 64
