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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).
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- June 25, 1925
- John Briley
- December 14, 2019
A co-production between India and the United Kingdom, the film was directed and produced by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by John Briley. It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role.
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
Cry Freedom is a 1987 epic apartheid drama film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough, set in late-1970s apartheid -era South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods.
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.
Dec 18, 2018 · John Briley has been writing professionally since 1993. He has published dozens of travel and health features in the Washington Post, National Geographic
