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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).
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.
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).
Jan 1, 2001 · John Briley. 3.91. 1,116 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.
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.
John Richard Briley (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He was best known for screenplays of biographical movies. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 1982 Oscars for Gandhi. He died on December 14, 2019, aged 94.
Oct 16, 2023 · 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).
Cry Freedom: The Legendary True Story of Steve Biko and the Friendship that Defied Apartheid. John Briley. Penguin Adult, Dec 10, 1987 - Fiction - 271 pages. Based on the screenplay from...
