As Writer
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
5.4
William Bowers
Writing
Born
January 17, 1916
Place of Birth
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Deceased
March 27, 1987
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 Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).
The Filmography
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Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
5.0
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Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
7.0
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The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967
4.5
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Way... Way Out
1966
5.7
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Alias Jesse James
1959
5.8
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The Sheepman
1958
6.8
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My Man Godfrey
1957
6.4
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The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956
5.0
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5 Against the House
1955
6.0
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Tight Spot
1955
6.3
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Split Second
1953
6.2
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The San Francisco Story
1952
4.8
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Cry Danger
1951
6.7
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Convicted
1950
6.2
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The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948
5.0
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Pitfall
1948
6.9
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Black Bart
1948
4.5
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Something in the Wind
1947
6.3
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Seven Days' Leave
1942
6.0