Portrait of John Paxton

John Paxton

Bio: John Paxton (May 21, 1911 – January 5, 1985) was an American screenwriter. Some of his films include Murder, My Sweet in 1944, Cornered in 1945, Crossfire in 1947 (an adaptation of the controversial novel The Brick Foxhole that earned him his only Oscar nomination)
Born: Sun, May 21 1911
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Death: Sat, Jan 05 1985
John Paxton is 73 years old
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Poster of On the Beach
On the Beach
John Paxton would have been no older than
73 in On the Beach
as 'Screenplay'.
Sun, May 28 2000
Poster of The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers
John Paxton was
60 in The Great Man's Whiskers
as 'Writer'.
Tue, May 02 1972
Poster of Kotch
Kotch
John Paxton was
60 in Kotch
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Sep 17 1971
Poster of Aftermath
Aftermath
John Paxton was
48 in Aftermath
as 'Writer'.
Sun, Apr 17 1960
Poster of On the Beach
On the Beach
John Paxton was
48 in On the Beach
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Dec 16 1959
Poster of How to Murder a Rich Uncle
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
John Paxton was
46 in How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as 'Screenplay'.
Sat, Jun 01 1957
Poster of Interpol
Interpol
John Paxton was
45 in Interpol
as 'Screenplay'.
Tue, Apr 02 1957
Poster of A Prize of Gold
A Prize of Gold
John Paxton was
44 in A Prize of Gold
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Oct 14 1955
Poster of The Cobweb
The Cobweb
John Paxton was
44 in The Cobweb
as 'Screenplay'.
Tue, Jun 07 1955
Poster of The Wild One
The Wild One
John Paxton was
42 in The Wild One
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Dec 30 1953
Poster of Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
John Paxton was
39 in Fourteen Hours
as 'Screenplay'.
Sun, Apr 01 1951
Poster of Of Men and Music
Of Men and Music
John Paxton was
39 in Of Men and Music
as 'Writer'.
Wed, Feb 14 1951
Poster of Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand
John Paxton was
38 in Rope of Sand
as 'Additional Dialogue'.
Wed, Aug 03 1949
Poster of Crossfire
Crossfire
John Paxton was
36 in Crossfire
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Aug 15 1947
Poster of So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered
John Paxton was
36 in So Well Remembered
as 'Screenplay'.
Wed, Jul 09 1947
Poster of Crack-Up
Crack-Up
John Paxton was
35 in Crack-Up
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Sep 06 1946
Poster of Cornered
Cornered
John Paxton was
34 in Cornered
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Nov 23 1945
Poster of Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
John Paxton was
33 in Murder, My Sweet
as 'Screenplay'.
Thu, Dec 14 1944
Poster of My Pal, Wolf
My Pal, Wolf
John Paxton was
33 in My Pal, Wolf
as 'Writer'.
Mon, Sep 25 1944

TV Shows (As Crew)

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Poster of I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali
I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali
John Paxton was
66+ in I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali
as 'Creator'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1977
Poster of General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
John Paxton was
41+ in General Electric Theater
as 'Writer'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953