Writer

William Bowers

William Bowers appears in 18 titles on Nahoko, released between 1946 and 1969. Best known for Support Your Local Sheriff!, The Gunfighter and Night and Day.

Born: 17 January 1916
Birthplace: Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Died: 27 March 1987 (aged 71)
Career start: 1946

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Known for

★ 7.4

Support Your Local Sheriff!1969

★ 7.7

The Gunfighter1950

★ 6.1

Night and Day1946

★ 6.8

The Sheepman1958

★ 6.8Rent/BuyThe Law and Jake Wade1958

★ 7.3

Cry Danger1951

★ 7.1

The Mob1951

★ 6.6Rent/BuyTight Spot1955

★ 5.9

5 Against the House1955

★ 6.8Split Second1953

★ 6.4

Alias Jesse James1959

★ 7.1Rent/BuyThe Web1947

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United States

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Biography

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 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination). Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).