John Paxton Biography

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John Paxton (1911 - 1985) was an American screenwriter.

Some of his films include Murder, My Sweet in 1944, Cornered in 1945, Crossfire in 1947, an adaptation of the controversial novel The Brick Foxhole that earned him his only Oscar nomination, and his adaptation of the Nevil Shute novel On the Beach in 1959. Paxton's work twice received the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, for Murder, My Sweet and Crossfire.

He won a Golden Globe in 1971 for his screenplay to the Walter Matthau film Kotch.

Before coming to Hollywood in the 1940s, Paxton worked as a journalist and a publicist.

Paxton was an uncle of comic book writer Ed Brubaker.

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