W. R. Burnett

Novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982)

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Lived 1899–1982, aged 83United States

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1899–1982
Aged 83
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The Great Escape
1963

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Updated 2026-06-22

William Riley Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel Little Caesar, the film adaptation of which is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies.

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دبليو. ر. بيرنت
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