Leigh Brackett

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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 ... See full bio »

Born:

December 7, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

March 17, 1978 (age 62) in Lancaster, California, USA

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Known For

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Writer

(1980)

The Big Sleep Writer

(1946)

Rio Bravo Writer

(1959)

Hatari! Writer

(1962)

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Writer (23 credits)

2018 Christian Frates' Voice Swaps (TV Series short) (orginal script by - 1 episode)

- Whitey Duvall is Yogi Bear's Dad (2018) ... (orginal script by)

2015 Mando Mercs 5-0 Clan Celebration (Short) (characters)

2015 Rise of Jobba Fett (Short) (character)

2014 The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: Director's Cut (Video) (screenplay)

1996 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Video Game) (screenplay)

1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes (Video short)

1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (screenplay by)

The Rockford Files (TV Series) (story by - 1 episode, 1975) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1975)

- The Four Pound Brick (1975) ... (story by) / (teleplay by)

1975 Archer (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Body Beautiful (1975) ... (writer)

1973 The Long Goodbye (screenplay)

1970 Rio Lobo (screenplay)

1967 El Dorado (screenplay)

1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) (teleplay - 2 episodes)

- Terror at Northfield (1963) ... (teleplay)

- Death of a Cop (1963) ... (teleplay)

1962 Hatari! (screenplay)

1962 13 West Street (novel "The Tiger Among Us")

1961 Gold of the Seven Saints (screenplay by)

Checkmate (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1960) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1960)

- Face in the Window (1960) ... (story) / (teleplay)

1959 Rio Bravo (screenplay)

1958 Suspicion (TV Series) (novel - 1 episode)

- Eye for Eye (1958) ... (novel)

1954 The Unholy Four (novel)

1946 Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (screenplay)

1946 The Big Sleep (screen play)

1945 The Vampire's Ghost (original story) / (screenplay)

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Story: "The Stellar Legion" See more »

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"I simply enjoy the work. Of course, Hollywood has changed greatly since I first started writing. Now you must grab what you can get. I even wrote a TV script for 'The Rockford Files.' Screenwriting is still a challenge for me. It's more technical than creative. You have to be a very good journeyman plumber and put the proper parts together. Then, if you can still inject a little bit of something... See more »