W.R. Burnett

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-11-25

Deathday

1982-04-25 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

  • William Riley Burnett

W.R. Burnett

Biography

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Known For

The Great Escape
7.9%

The Great Escape

Jul 3, 1963

Scarface
7.5%

Scarface

Apr 9, 1932

Scarface
7.5%

Scarface

Apr 9, 1932

The Asphalt Jungle
7.5%

The Asphalt Jungle

May 12, 1950

High Sierra
7.1%

High Sierra

Jan 23, 1941

High Sierra
7.1%

High Sierra

Jan 23, 1941

Little Caesar
6.9%

Little Caesar

Jan 25, 1931

This Gun for Hire
6.9%

This Gun for Hire

Apr 24, 1942

Ice Station Zebra
6.3%

Ice Station Zebra

Oct 23, 1968

Yellow Sky
6.9%

Yellow Sky

Dec 24, 1948

Colorado Territory
6.9%

Colorado Territory

Jun 11, 1949

4 for Texas
5.1%

4 for Texas

Dec 21, 1963

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Crew

1946
The Man I Love as Additional Writing
1943
Action in the North Atlantic as Additional Dialogue

Directing

1932
Scarface as Continuity

Writing

1972
Cool Breeze as Novel
1969
Stiletto as Writer
1968
Ice Station Zebra as Screenplay
1967
The Jackals as Story
1963
4 for Texas as Writer
1963
Cairo as Novel
1963
The Great Escape as Screenplay
1962
Sergeants 3 as Writer
1961
The Lawbreakers as Writer
1961
The Asphalt Jungle as Novel
1960
September Storm as Screenplay
1958
The Badlanders as Novel
1957
Short Cut to Hell as Screenplay
1956
Accused of Murder as Screenplay
1956
Accused of Murder as Novel
1955
I Died a Thousand Times as Novel
1955
I Died a Thousand Times as Screenplay
1955
Illegal as Screenplay
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as Story
1955
Captain Lightfoot as Novel
1955
Captain Lightfoot as Writer
1954
Night People as Screenplay
1954
Dangerous Mission as Writer
1953
Arrowhead as Novel
1953
Law and Order as Novel
1951
The Racket as Screenplay
1951
Iron Man as Novel
1950
Vendetta as Screenplay
1950
The Asphalt Jungle as Novel
1949
Colorado Territory as Novel
1948
Yellow Sky as Story
1948
Belle Starr's Daughter as Screenplay
1946
Nobody Lives Forever as Screenplay
1946
Nobody Lives Forever as Novel
1945
San Antonio as Screenplay
1943
Background to Danger as Screenplay
1943
Crash Dive as Story
1942
Wake Island as Screenplay
1942
Wake Island as Story
1942
This Gun for Hire as Screenplay
1941
The Get-Away as Screenplay
1941
High Sierra as Screenplay
1941
High Sierra as Novel
1940
Law and Order as Screenplay
1940
Dark Command as Novel
1939
King of the Underworld as Story
1937
Some Blondes Are Dangerous as Novel
1937
Wild West Days as Novel
1935
Dr. Socrates as Story
1935
The Whole Town's Talking as Story
1934
Dark Hazard as Novel
1932
Scarface as Dialogue
1932
The Beast of the City as Story
1932
Law and Order as Novel
1931
The Finger Points as Writer
1931
Little Caesar as Novel
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