W.R. Burnett (1899-1982)

Alias:
William Riley Burnett

Birthplace:
Springfield, Ohio, USA

Born:
November 25, 1899

Died:
April 25, 1982

Additional information:

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Additional Dialogue:
1943  Action in the North Atlantic

Continuity:
1932  Scarface
1943  Action in the North Atlantic

Dialogue:
1932  Scarface
1943  Action in the North Atlantic

Novel:
1931  Little Caesar
1932  Law and Order
1932  Scarface
1934  Dark Hazard
1937  Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937  Wild West Days
1940  Dark Command
1941  High Sierra
1943  Action in the North Atlantic
1946  Nobody Lives Forever
1949  Colorado Territory
1950  The Asphalt Jungle
1951  Iron Man
1953  Arrowhead
1953  Law and Order
1955  Captain Lightfoot
1955  I Died a Thousand Times
1956  Accused of Murder
1958  The Badlanders
1963  Cairo
1972  Cool Breeze

Screenplay:
1931  Little Caesar
1932  Law and Order
1932  Scarface
1934  Dark Hazard
1937  Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937  Wild West Days
1940  Dark Command
1940  Law and Order
1941  High Sierra
1941  The Get-Away
1942  This Gun for Hire
1942  Wake Island
1943  Action in the North Atlantic
1943  Background to Danger
1945  San Antonio
1946  Nobody Lives Forever
1948  Belle Starr's Daughter
1949  Colorado Territory
1950  The Asphalt Jungle
1950  Vendetta
1951  Iron Man
1951  The Racket
1953  Arrowhead
1953  Law and Order
1954  Night People
1955  Captain Lightfoot
1955  I Died a Thousand Times
1955  Illegal
1956  Accused of Murder
1957  Short Cut to Hell
1958  The Badlanders
1960  September Storm
1963  Cairo
1963  The Great Escape
1968  Ice Station Zebra
1972  Cool Breeze

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

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

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