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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Dodson Broyles, Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American screenwriter, who has worked on the television series China Beach (1988–1991), and the films Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Away (2000), Entrapment (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Unfaithful (2002), The Polar Express (2004), and Jarhead (2005). He also assisted in the screenplay of "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Broyles, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Bronze Star Medal
- Marshall Scholarship
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1996 · nominated
Filmography11 titles

Cast Away
2000Writer
2000Writer

Apollo 13
1995Screenplay
1995Screenplay

China Beach
1988Writer
1988Writer

Six
2017Creator
2017Creator

Flags of Our Fathers
2006Screenplay
2006Screenplay

Jarhead
2005Screenplay
2005Screenplay

The Polar Express
2004Screenplay
2004Screenplay

Unfaithful
2002Screenplay
2002Screenplay

Entrapment
1999Screenplay
1999Screenplay

Planet of the Apes
2001Screenplay
2001Screenplay

JFK: Reckless Youth
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