Richard Murphy

Writing

Born: 1912-05-08

Died: 1993-05-19

From: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.5

Biography

Richard Murphy was an American screenwriter and director known for his work in film during the mid-20th century. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he began his career as a journalist before transitioning to screenwriting. Murphy wrote scripts for films such as Boomerang! (1947) and The Desert Rats (1953). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The Desert Rats. Murphy's writing was noted for its strong character development and engaging narratives, contributing to the success of numerous films during Hollywood's Golden Age.

Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

The Desert Rats

1954

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Boomerang

1948

🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award

Acting1 title

6.5

Cartoon

Voltes 5

Richard Murphy

Biography

Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

Acting1 title

Voltes 5

Directing2 titles

Three Stripes in the Sun

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Writing25 titles

The Singing Hill

The Apache Kid

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

Compulsion

Boomerang!

Three Stripes in the Sun

Wrecking Crew

Panic in the Streets

The Last Angry Man

Cry of the City

Broken Lance

The Desert Rats

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Deep Waters

I Live on Danger

Back in the Saddle

Wildcat

Les Miserables

Jesse James, Jr.

You're in the Navy Now

Slattery's Hurricane

The Cyclone Kid

The Kidnapping of the President

Flying Blind

X Marks the Spot

Crew1 title

The House on Telegraph Hill

Creator1 title

Felony Squad