John Briley(1925-2019)

Writer
Producer
Actor

John Briley was born on 25 June 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gandhi (1982), Molokai (1999) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992). He was married to Nancy Helmich Whitcomb, Dorothy Reichart and Valerie Belsky. He died on 14 December 2019 in the USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Gandhi

8.0

Writer

1982

Molokai

6.9

Writer

1999

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

4.5

Writer

1992

The Medusa Touch

6.9

Writer

1978

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Writer

Molokai
6.9
- written by
- 1999
The Warriors of the Rainbow
6.5
- screenplay
- 1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
4.5
- screenplay
- 1992
Sandino
6.2
- screenplay
- 1990
Cry Freedom
7.4
- screenplay
- 1987
Tai-Pan
5.6
- screenplay
- 1986
Marie
6.6
- screenplay
- 1985
Gandhi
8.0
- written by
- 1982
Enigma
5.9
- written by
- 1982
Eagle's Wing
5.9
- screenplay
- 1979
The Medusa Touch
6.9
- screenplay by
- 1978
That Lucky Touch
4.8
- original screenplay
- 1975
Pope Joan
5.5
- screenplay
- 1972
Hammerhead
5.1
- adaptation
- 1968
The Airbase
TV Series
- Writer
- 1965

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Actor

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Personal details

Official sites
- BFI_
- France's national library catalogue
Born
- June 25, 1925
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Died
- December 14, 2019
- USA(blood disorder)
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Trivia
Raised in Detroit, he was the sixth of seven children of William, a salesman, and his wife, Stella (nee Daly), a sales assistant in a department store.