James R. Webb

Writer. Born 4 October 1910 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Died 27 September 1974.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

4 October 1910, Denver, Colorado, USA

Died

27 September 1974

Active

1962–2026

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

65Fi1m

63Critics

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

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films, 1 series
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $285m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1962–2026

Genres

Crime3
Drama3
Thriller2
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestCape Fear1962

62WorstHow the West Was Won1962

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71940s

141950s

71960s

31970s

11990s

12000s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1964Best Writing, Original Screenplay · How the West Was Won

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