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Jan 4, 1991 · Screenwriter. Born in New York City, he was best known for his adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond spy novels into films. He was a playwright on Broadway before he made his film debut as screenwriter with We Went to College (1936), followed by They Gave Him a Gun (1937). From 1962 to 1989, he was the screenwriter...
Just for the sake of the line, I was heartbroken when they rejected it." Broccoli called in Tom Mankiewicz to rewrite Maibaum's screenplay and, in the process, Goldfinger's brother was scratched, and Ernst Stavros Blofeld, the mastermind behind SPECTRE, returned. And, Maibaum says, his "smash ending" became "an interminable thing on an oil rig."
Jan 7, 1991 · Richard Maibaum; Wrote Many of the James Bond Movie Scripts. By BURT A. FOLKART. Jan. 7, 1991 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Richard Maibaum, a former stage actor who began writing scripts for ...
Jan 9, 1991 · Richard Maibaum, who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for a dozen James Bond films, died on Friday at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 81 years old and lived ...
Feb 8, 2011 · The above record reflects Richard Maibaum's keen knowledge of many subjects and his lifelong ready awareness of contemporary affairs." He died on January 4, 1991 at the age of 81, survived by his wife, Sylvia (who died in 2006), two sons, Matthew and Paul, and a granddaughter, Shanna Claire.
Richard Maibaum. Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 – January 4, 1991) was an American film producer, playwright and screenwriter best known for his screenplay adaptations of Ian Fleming 's James Bond novels. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Among his works are the first anti-lynching play on Broadway, The Tree (1932); [citation needed] the first anti ...
Richard Maibaum, who wrote the screenplays for 12 James Bond films during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died Friday in St. John’s Medical Center after suffering heart
