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Leigh Brackett(1915-1978)

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Leigh Brackett
Leigh Douglass Brackett was born in 1915 in Los Angeles. She was the author of numerous short stories and books regarding science fiction and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. Hollywood director Howard Hawks was so impressed by one of her novels that he had his secretary call in "this guy Brackett" to help William Faulkner write the script for The Big Sleep (1946). As a screenwriter, she is best known for her work in The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo (1959), and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). She died of cancer in 1978 in Lancaster, California.
BornDecember 7, 1915
DiedMarch 17, 1978(62)
BornDecember 7, 1915
DiedMarch 17, 1978(62)
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Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Writer
  • 1980
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1946
Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Long Goodbye
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1973
Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
El Dorado
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1966

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  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)
    Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  • Christian Frates' Voice Swaps (2018)
    Christian Frates' Voice Swaps
  • Mando Mercs 5-0 Clan Celebration (2015)
    Mando Mercs 5-0 Clan Celebration
  • Rise of Jobba Fett (2015)
    Rise of Jobba Fett
  • The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: Director's Cut (2014)
    The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: Director's Cut
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes
  • Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)
    Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  • Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006)
    Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  • Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)
    Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  • The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
  • Archer (1975)
    Archer
  • Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973)
    The Long Goodbye
  • John Wayne in Rio Lobo (1970)
    Rio Lobo
  • Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
    El Dorado

Additional Crew

  • Icons Unearthed (2022)
    Icons Unearthed

Soundtrack

  • Piotr Gasowski and Maciej Dowbor in Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2014)
    Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo

Personal details

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    • December 7, 1915
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • March 17, 1978
    • Lancaster, California, USA(cancer)
    • Edmond HamiltonDecember 31, 1946 - February 1, 1977 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Silent Partner"
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    The character "Sheriff Leigh Brackett" in John Carpenter's successful independent horror film Halloween (1978) was named after her.
  • Quotes
    They were all collaborations. The filmmaking process is a team effort. A screenwriter cannot possibly do exactly what he wants, as if he was writing a novel. When I write a novel I am God at my own typewriter and there is nobody in between. But when I write a screenplay it must be a compromise because there are so many elements which are outside the writer's province.

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