Calder Willingham

Birth : 1922-12-23, Atlanta, Georgia

Death : 1995-02-21

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Calder Baynard Willingham, Jr. (December 23, 1922 - February 19, 1995) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He cowrote several notable screenplays, including Paths of Glory (1957) and One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Willingham and Buck Henry were co-credited (but did not collaborate) on the screenplay for The Graduate (1967), which they adapted separately from a novel by Charles Webb; they won a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay for their work and were also nominated for an Oscar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroline D'Amore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Rambling Rose

Screenplay

Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and she knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.

Rambling Rose

Author

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

Writer

The wife of a paralytic becomes involved in an extra-marital affair, with his permission.

Thieves Like Us

Screenplay

Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.

Little Big Man

Screenplay

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.

The Graduate

Screenplay

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.

Dağların Oğlu

Screenplay

One-Eyed Jacks

Screenplay

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.

Spartacus

Scenario Writer

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

The Vikings

Screenplay

Einar, brutal son of Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with Eric, a wily slave, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.

Paths of Glory

Screenplay

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

The Strange One

Theatre Play

A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.

The Strange One

Novel

A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.

The Strange One

Screenplay

A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.