James Bridges
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- born: 03/Feb/1936 (Paris, Arkansas, USA)
- died: 06/Jun/1993 (Los Angeles, California, USA) - cancer
Biography
James Bridges was an American screenwriter and film director.
Bridges was born in Paris, Arkansas. He got his start as a writer for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and one of his episodes, "An Unlocked Window", earned him a 1966 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Episode in a TV Series. He went on to write and direct a number of notable films, including "The Baby Maker" (1970), "The Paper Chase" (1973), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "Urban Cowboy" (1980), "Perfect" (1985), and "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988). He was a mentor to actress Debra Winger.
His life partner was actor Jack Larson. Bridges died in Los Angeles, California of cancer. The James Bridges Theater at University of California, Los Angeles was named in his honor in November 1999. Bridges was a faculty member there early in his career.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - A Tangled Web (25/Jan/1963) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Star Juror (15/Mar/1963) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Death and the Joyful Woman (12/Apr/1963) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Dear Uncle George (10/May/1963) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Run for Doom (17/May/1963) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Cadaver (29/Nov/1963) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Jar (14/Feb/1964) - writer (teleplay)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Murder Case (06/Mar/1964) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Beast in View (20/Mar/1964) - writer (teleplay)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Gentleman Caller (10/Apr/1964) - writer (teleplay)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Bed of Roses (22/May/1964) - writer (teleplay)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Return of Verge Likens (05/Oct/1964) - writer (teleplay)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Where the Woodbine Twineth (11/Jan/1965) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - An Unlocked Window (15/Feb/1965) - writer (teleplay)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Death Scene (08/Mar/1965) - writer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Power of Attorney (05/Apr/1965) - writer