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Richard John Briley (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films. He won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for Gandhi (1982).
John Briley was born on 25 June 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gandhi (1982), Molokai (1999) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).
Based on the screenplay from Attenborough's movie Cry Freedom, this is John Briley's portraitnues to make headlines today. Steve Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, was killed for...
John Briley was born on 25 June 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gandhi (1982), Molokai (1999) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).
John Briley has 16 books on Goodreads with 3322 ratings. John Briley’s most popular book is Cry, Freedom: A Story of Friendship.
John Richard Briley (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He was best known for screenplays of biographical movies. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 1982 Oscars for Gandhi. He died on December 14, 2019, aged 94.
Cry Freedom: A Novel. John Briley. Penguin Books, 2011 - Fiction - 271 pages. Under South Africa's brutal apartheid regime, black activist Steve Biko has been working tirelessly for years to...
