Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry, In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
18 May 1912
Born on the same birth date (18 May 1912): Perry Como • Walter Sisulu
Born on the same birth day (18 May): Denis Horgan • Ester Boserup • Francis Bellamy • Gary O'Neil • Jari Kurri • Jens Bergensten • Marko Tomasović (composer) • Tim Horan
Born in the same month (May 1912): Archibald Cox • Arthur Berger (composer) • Axel Springer • Chen Dayu • Chien-Shiung Wu • Herbert C. Brown • Herman Johannes • John Curtis Gowan • John Payne (actor) • Joseph Stein • Julius Axelrod • Mary Kenner • Millicent Selsam • Otto Kretschmer • Perry Como • Saadat Hasan Manto • Sam Snead • Virgil Fox