William Bowers
Writing
Biography
William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942. His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination). Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody S…
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Known For
The Godfather Part II
1974 · Movie
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · TV
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV
The Gunfighter
1950 · Movie
The Law and Jake Wade
1958 · Movie
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
Criss Cross
1949 · Movie
Night and Day
1946 · Movie
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Movie
Black Bart
1948 · Movie