William Bowers
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 s…
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Television (1)
Crew (54)
Movies (52)
Goodnight, August
2023Sound Recordist
More Wild Wild West
1980Teleplay
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979Writer
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978Writer
Mobile Two
1975Producer
Sidekicks
1974Writer
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974Teleplay
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969Producer
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969Writer
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967Screenplay
Way... Way Out
1966Writer
Advance to the Rear
1964Screenplay
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961Screenplay
Alias Jesse James
1959Writer
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1959Writer
The Sheepman
1958Screenplay
The Law and Jake Wade
1958Screenplay
Imitation General
1958Screenplay
My Man Godfrey
1957Screenplay
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956Screenplay
5 Against the House
1955Screenplay
Tight Spot
1955Screenplay
She Couldn't Say No
1954Screenplay
Split Second
1953Screenplay
The Girl on the Park Bench
1953Writer
The San Francisco Story
1952Writer
Assignment: Paris
1952Screenplay
Cry Danger
1951Screenplay
The Mob
1951Screenplay
Convicted
1950Screenplay
The Gunfighter
1950Screenplay
The Gunfighter
1950Story
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950Screenplay
Criss Cross
1949Writer
The Gal Who Took the West
1949Screenplay
The Gal Who Took the West
1949Story
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948Writer
Black Bart
1948Screenplay
Larceny
1948Screenplay
Pitfall
1948Screenplay
Jungle Patrol
1948Story
River Lady
1948Screenplay
Ladies' Man
1947Story
Something in the Wind
1947Screenplay
The Web
1947Screenplay
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947Story
The Fabulous Suzanne
1946Story
Night and Day
1946Screenplay
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946Story
Sing Your Way Home
1945Screenplay
The Adventures of a Rookie
1943Story
Seven Days' Leave
1942Screenplay
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