Michael Wilson

writer, Screenwriter, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, died from heart attack, 5 Branded Women writer, Planet of the Apes writer…Carnival Story writer, It's a Wonderful Life writer, The Sandpiper writer, Bar 20 writer, Border Patrol writer
Blacklisted in the 1950s. Writing credit for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) awarded in 1995. Writing credit and Oscar for The Bridge on the River Kwai...

Mary Jessamyn West

novelist, writer, Technical Advisor, The Big Country writer, Summer Flight writer, born in Vernon, Indiana…FriendlyPersuasionwriter
Second cousin of President Richard M. Nixon. The character of Jess Birdwell in Friendly Persuasion (1956) (played by Gary Cooper ) was based on...