RichardBrooks(May18,1912–March11,1992)wasanAmericanscreenwriter,filmdirector,novelistandoccasionalfilmproducer.HisoutstandingworksasdirectorareBlackboardJungle(1955),CatonaHotTinRoof(1958),ElmerGantry(1960)–forwhichhewonanAcademyAwardforBestWriting(AdaptedScreenplay)–InColdBlood(1967)andLookingforMr.Goodbar(1977).