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Biography
Benjamin David Maddow was an American screenwriter, documentarian, and poet, whose career spanned the 1930s to 1970s. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on The Asphalt Jungle (1950), and shared a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary for co-directing the documentary The Savage Eye (1960).
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Awards & recognition
- Edgar Awards · 1951
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1951 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
The Asphalt Jungle
1950Screenplay
1950Screenplay
Johnny Guitar
1954Writer
1954Writer
Intruder in the Dust
1949Screenplay
1949Screenplay
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1969Screenplay
1969Screenplay
Murder by Contract
1958Screenplay
1958Screenplay
The Man from Colorado
1948Screenplay
1948Screenplay
Men in War
1957Screenplay
1957Screenplay
The Wild One
1953Additional Writing
1953Additional Writing
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948Adaptation
1948Adaptation
Framed
1947Screenplay
1947Screenplay
No Down Payment
1957Screenplay
1957Screenplay
The Unforgiven
1960Screenplay
1960Screenplay
The Way West
1967Screenplay
1967Screenplay
The Mephisto Waltz
1971Writer
1971Writer
The Savage Eye
1960Director, Producer, Writer
1960Director, Producer, Writer
The Balcony
1963Producer, Writer
1963Producer, Writer