Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 â€" February 1, 1967) was a Hollywood
screenwriter and director.Breen was born in Chicago of Irish Catholic
extraction. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the
US Navy during World War II, he began writing for films. He won an
Oscar for his work on the screenplay to Titanic (1953), and was
nominated for A Foreign Affair (1948) and Captain Newman, M.D. (1963).
In 1957, he directed one film Stopover Tokyo, and then returned to
screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from
1952â€"53.
screenwriter and director.Breen was born in Chicago of Irish Catholic
extraction. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the
US Navy during World War II, he began writing for films. He won an
Oscar for his work on the screenplay to Titanic (1953), and was
nominated for A Foreign Affair (1948) and Captain Newman, M.D. (1963).
In 1957, he directed one film Stopover Tokyo, and then returned to
screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from
1952â€"53.
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