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James Ruffin Webb (October 4, 1909 – September 27, 1974) was an American screenwriter. He was best known for writing the screenplay for the film How the West Was Won (1962), which garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned him an Academy Award .
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Sep 29, 1974 · LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (AP) —James R. Webb, an Academy Award ‐winning screenwriter, died yesterday in Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 64 years old, Surviving are his widow, Susan; a son,...
The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called Webb or JWST) is a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. Webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide.
The Latest NASA Released Webb Image is featured on this page. The James Webb Space Telescope's revolutionary technology will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.
James R. Webb was born on 4 October 1910 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was a writer, known for How the West Was Won (1962), Cape Fear (1962) and Cape Fear (1991). He died on 27 September 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- October 4, 1910
- James R. Webb
- September 27, 1974
Dr James R Webb is currently a full professor of physics and Director of the Stocker Astroscience Center at Florida International University (FIU). He received his bachelor's degree in physics at Ball State University, and his masters and PhD in astronomy at the University of Florida.
