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William Bowers (January 17, 1916 – March 27, 1987) was an American reporter, playwright, and screenwriter. He worked as a reporter in Long Beach, California and for Life magazine, and specialized in writing comedy-westerns .
William Bowers (1916-1987) was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who specialized in westerns and comedy westerns. He also acted in The Godfather Part II and other films and TV shows.
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William Bowers was a writer and actor who specialized in westerns and comedy westerns. He wrote The Gunfighter (1950), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and The Godfather Part II (1974).
- January 17, 1916
- March 27, 1987
William Bowers was a screenwriter and producer who wrote comedy westerns and thrillers. He was nominated for two Oscars and worked on films such as The Gunfighter, My Man Godfrey, and The Sheepman.
EARLY LIFE William Bowers was born in 1891, in Macclesfield, the son of Jane Bowers of 8 Waller Street. The 1911 census shows William, then 19 years of age, living with his widowed mother, older brother Arthur and younger sister Emily at 8 Dean Street, Macclesfield and employed as a cotton weaver.
William Bowers. A screenwriter and former journalist, he won Oscars for his scripts for The Gunfighter and The Sheepman. He was one of several non-actors picked by Francis Ford Coppola to appear in the trial scene in The Godfather Part II, along with Roger Corman. After his work on The Godfather Part II, Coppola hired Bowers as a staff writer ...
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William Bowers is a former Air Force veteran who wrote a memoir about his experiences at Clark Air Base. He also shares his insights on PTSD, history, and veterans on his website.
