Richard Brooks

Director

Birthday May 18, 1912

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Philadelphia, PA

DEATH DATE Mar 11, 1992 (79)

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About

Directed films such as Blackboard Jungle, Elmer Gantry, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

Before Fame

He was a news reporter.

Trivia

He directed the 1958 film version of the classic Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Family Life

His parents named him Reuben Sax. He married his second wife in 1960, but they divorced in 1977. They had one child together.

Associated With

He worked with Cary Grant on the 1950 film Crisis.