Harry Brown

Writer. Born 30 April 1917 in Portland, Maine, USA. Died 2 November 1986.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

30 April 1917, Portland, Maine, USA

Died

2 November 1986

Active

1951–2001

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

72Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Harry’s work 3 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 790

Under 601

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $461m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1951–2001

Genres

Crime3
Thriller2
Comedy1
Drama1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestA Place in the Sun1951

55WorstOcean's Eleven1960

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51940s

151950s

41960s

12000s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Won1952Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · A Place in the Sun
Nominated1950Best Story · Sands of Iwo Jima

Other awards1 won

Won1939Shelley Memorial Award: Shelley Memorial Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.