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William Bowers
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1916
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Higher and higher
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Film & TV
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942. His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in…
Known for
- Starsky & Hutch1975
- The Godfather Part II — Senate Committee Chairman1974
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- 108
- Total plays
- 784
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William Bowers is a self described minimalist/classical/ambient composer from Green Bay, WI, USA. William has recorded under several monikers over the years and is active in number of bands. He draws heavily from minimalist composers and modern day electronic and noise bands. In his spare time, William is also an avid artist, photographer, video artist, and graphic designer. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Bowers">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Las Cruces
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1916-01-17
- date of death
- 1987-03-27
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- writing language
- English language
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