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Writer, Director, Producer
Richard Brooks was an Academy Award-winning film writer who also earned six Oscar nominations and achieved success as a film director and producer. He was born Ruben Sax on May 18, 1912, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants. He graduated from West Philadelphia HS, attended Philadelphia's Temple University for two...

Born: May 18, 1912
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Known for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), In Cold Blood (1967), Elmer Gantry (1960), The Professionals (1966)
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