William Bowers
Writing
- Born
- January 17, 1916 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
- Died
- March 27, 1987 (age 71)
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).
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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).
Known for
The Gunfighter
May 26, 1950
Support Your Local Sheriff!
March 26, 1969
Criss Cross
February 4, 1949
Pitfall
August 11, 1948
The Sheepman
May 1, 1958
The Law and Jake Wade
June 6, 1958
Cry Danger
February 23, 1951
The Mob
September 7, 1951
The Web
June 4, 1947
5 Against the House
June 10, 1955
Night and Day
July 2, 1946
Tight Spot
March 19, 1955
Behind the camera48
- 2023Goodnight, August Sound Recordist
- 1980More Wild Wild West Teleplay
- 1979The Wild Wild West Revisited Writer
- 1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Writer
- 1975Mobile Two Producer
- 1974The Gun and the Pulpit Teleplay
- 1974Sidekicks Writer
- 1969Support Your Local Sheriff! Producer, Writer
- 1967The Ride to Hangman's Tree Screenplay
- 1966Way... Way Out