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Richard John Briley (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films. He won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for Gandhi (1982).
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).
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- June 25, 1925
- John Briley
- December 14, 2019
May 25, 2023 · Lewes-based music manager John Briley introduced Tina Turner to his friend Erwin Bach in the mid-1980s. The day after their first date in Los Angeles, the star bought her new partner a...
Jan 1, 1987 · John Briley. 3.91. 1,118 ratings76 reviews. Sir Richard Attenborough's magnificent film Cry Freedom - based on the true story of the friendship between Steve Biko and Donald Woods - has won immense critical acclaim. Genres Nonfiction South Africa History Africa Historical 20th Century Biography. ...more. 272 pages, Hardcover.
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John Briley was born on June 25, 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gandhi (1982), Molokai (1999) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).
- June 25, 1925
- December 14, 2019
John Briley Biography (1925-) Full name, John Richard Briley; born June 25, 1925, in Kalamazoo, MI; son ofWilliam Treve (in sales) and Mary Stella (in sales; maiden name, Daly) Briley; married Dorothy Louise Reichart, August 23, 1950; children: Dennis Patrick,Paul Christian, Mary Sydney, Shaun William.
John Briley has 16 books on Goodreads with 3322 ratings. John Briley’s most popular book is Cry, Freedom: A Story of Friendship.
