William Bowers

William Bowers

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).

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