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Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)

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Howard Hawks thought Leigh Brackett was a good writer because according to him she wrote "like a man". See more trivia »

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Known For


Filmography

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1996 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Video Game) (story)
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
The Four Pound Brick (1975) (story / teleplay)
 
1975 Archer (TV series)
The Body Beautiful (1975) (writer)
 
1973 The Long Goodbye (screenplay)
 
1970 Rio Lobo (screenplay)
 
1966 El Dorado (screenplay)
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Terror at Northfield (1963) (teleplay)
Death of a Cop (1963) (teleplay)
 
1962 Hatari! (screenplay)
 
1962 13 West Street (novel "The Tiger Among Us")
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Face in the Window (1960) (story / teleplay)
 
1959 Rio Bravo (screenplay)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Eye for an Eye (1958) (story)
 
1946 Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (screenplay)
 
1946 The Big Sleep (screenplay)
 
1945 The Vampire's Ghost (original story / screenplay)
 

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Other Works:

Novel: The Tiger Among Us (1957)(aka: Fear No Evil) See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »
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Personal Quote:

Writing a film is like building a brick wall. You have a plan and you have the blocks. Then, somebody says, 'I think we'll take this stone out of here and put it over there. And while we're at it, let's make this stone red and that stone green.' You still have to keep the story's general shape, but you change the details... See more »

Trivia:

Howard Hawks thought Leigh Brackett was a good writer because according to him she wrote "like a man". See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius