Screenwriters from San Francisco

Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy, which was formed from his experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, he is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.

American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer (1888-1981)

American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977)

American screenwriter, director and producer (1960–2018)

screenwriter (1877-1958)

American director and screenwriter

American comedian, writer and actor

American film director and screenwriter (1884–1962)

American film director and screenwriter

Belgian film director and screenwriter

American screenwriter

American screenwriter (1918-2017)

American screenwriter

American television producer and writer

film director, screenwriter, and inventor

American screenwriter (1920–1966)