Leigh Brackett
American novelist and screenwriter (1915-1978) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 62
Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American author and screenwriter. Nicknamed "the Queen of Space Opera", she was one of the most prominent female writers during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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Howard Hawks Directed The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo and Hatari!
John Wayne Leigh wrote Hatari! and Rio Lobo
Bob Steele Leigh wrote Rio Bravo and Rio Lobo
Robert Donner Leigh wrote Rio Bravo and El Dorado
Chuck Roberson Leigh wrote Rio Bravo and Rio Lobo
Ray Bradbury Influenced by Leigh
Robert Altman Directed The Long Goodbye (1973)
Michael Moorcock Influenced by Leigh
Jack L. Warner Produced The Big Sleep (1946)
Clint Walker Leigh wrote Rio Lobo (1970)- Gordon Douglas Directed Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
- Terence Fisher Directed The Unholy Four (1954)
Regis Toomey Leigh wrote The Big Sleep (1967)- Lesley Selander Directed The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
Charlene Holt Leigh wrote Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Myron Healey Leigh wrote Rio Bravo (1959)
Jules Furthman Also in The Big Sleep and Rio Bravo
Elliott Kastner Produced The Long Goodbye (1973)
Adam Roarke Also in 13 West Street and El Dorado
Leonard Freeman Produced Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
Philip Leacock Directed 13 West Street (1962)
Chuck Courtney Also in El Dorado and Rio Lobo
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The Brackett-Bradbury collaboration "Lorelei of the Red Mist" took the cover of Planet Stories in 1946.
Brackett's first detective story, "Murder in the Family", was published in Mammoth Detective in 1943.
Brackett's "The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter" was the cover story in the Summer 1941 issue of Planet Stories.
Brackett's novelette "Citadel of Lost Ships" was the cover story in the March 1943 issue of Planet Stories.
Brackett's novella "Black Amazon of Mars" was the cover story in the March 1951 issue of Planet Stories.
Brackett's novella "Shannach - The Last" took the cover of the December 1952 issue of Planet Stories.
Brackett's novella "The Ark of Mars" was the cover story in the September 1953 issue of Planet Stories, illustrated by Kelly Freas.Awards
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As a screenwriter, she was best known for her collaborations with director Howard Hawks, mainly writing Westerns and crime films. She also worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production.
