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Robert Buckner Biography (1906-)

Born May 26, 1906, in Crewe, VA; son of Robert Henry and Inez Katherine (James) Buckner; married Mary Duckett Doyle, 1937; children: Robert Jr., Sharon Courtoux. Avocational interests: Collecting books, travel. Career: Writer and producer. New York World, newspaper correspondent in England, 1926-27; Belgian Mill Academy, instructor, 1927-28; Alfred A. Knopf, NewYork City, salesman, 1928-29; Doubleday, Doran Co., New York City, advertising manager, 1929-31; Charles Denhard Co., New York City, copywriter, 1931-34;freelance newspaper writer, Russia and Scandinavia, 1934-35; Columbia Studios, contract writer, 1936-37; Warner Bros. Studios, writer, 1937-42, then writer and producer, 1948-52; freelance writer, 1952-. Worked as a tour guide, English teacher, writer for the London Daily Mail. Member: Pi Kappa Alpha. Awards, Honors: O'Brien Award, best American short story, 1936; Academy Award nomination, best writing-original story, 1942, for Yankee Doodle Dandy; Look Award, best American film, 1951; Writers Guild Award and Golden Globe Award, best screenplay, both 1952, for Bright Victory..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, producer

Birth Details

May 26, 1906

Crewe, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• Gentleman Jim, Warner Bros., 1942
• Mission to Moscow, Warner Bros., 1943
• The Desert Song, Warner Bros., 1944
• Uncertain Glory, Warner Bros., 1944
• Confidential Agent, Warner Bros., 1945
• God Is My Co-Pilot, Warner Bros., 1945
• San Antonio, Warner Bros., 1945
• Devotion, Warner Bros., 1946
• Nobody Lives Forever, Warner Bros., 1946
• Cheyenne (also known as The Wyoming Kid), Warner Bros., 1947
• Life with Father, Warner Bros., 1947
• Rogue's Regiment, Universal, 1948
• Free for All, Universal, 1949
• Deported, Universal, 1950
• Bright Victory (also known as Lights Out), Universal, 1951
• From Hell to Texas (also known as The Hell-Bent Kid and Manhunt), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Television Work
• Series
• Creator, Hong Kong, ABC, 1960-61
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Jezebel, Warner Bros., 1938
• Comet Over Broadway, Warner Bros., 1938
• Gold is Where You Find It, Warner Bros., 1938
• Love, Honor, and Behave, Warner Bros., 1938
• Angels Wash Their Faces (also known as The Battle of City Hall), Warner Bros., 1939
• Dodge City, Warner Bros., 1939
• Espionage Agent, Warner Bros., 1939
• The Oklahoma Kid, Warner Bros., 1939
• You Can't Get Away with Murder, Warner Bros., 1939
• Knute Rockne-All American (also known as Knockout and AModern Hero), Warner Bros., 1940
• My Love Came Back, Warner Bros., 1940
• Santa Fe Trail, Warner Bros., 1940
• Virginia City, Warner Bros., 1940
• Dive Bomber, Warner Bros., 1941
• Yankee Doodle Dandy, Warner Bros., 1942
• The Desert Song, Warner Bros., 1944
• Confidential Agent, Warner Bros., 1945
• Rogue's Regiment, Universal, 1948
• Free For All, Universal, 1949
• Sword in the Desert, Universal, 1949
• Deported, Universal, 1950
• Bright Victory (also known as Lights Out), Universal, 1951
• (Story) When in Rome, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• The Man Behind the Gun, Warner Bros., 1953
• A Prize of Gold, Columbia, 1955
• To Paris With Love, Continental, 1955
• Safari, Columbia, 1956
• Love Me Tender, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• Triple Deception (also known as House of Secrets), Rank, 1957
• From Hell to Texas (also known as The Hell-Bent Kid and Manhunt), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Moon Pilot, Buena Vista, 1962
• Return of the Gunfighter, 1967
• Books
• Sigrid and the Sergeant, Appleton (New York City), 1957
• Tiger by the Tail, Heinemann (London), 1960
• Starfire (also known as Moon Pilot), Pocket Books (New YorkCity), 1961
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (script), edited by Patrick McGilligan, Madison, WI, 1981
• Stage plays
• The Primrose Path, 1940
• Other
• Contributor to periodicals, including Redbook, Harper's Bazaar, Bystander, Pearson's, Atlantic Monthly, London Daily Mail, Cosmopolitan, and Punch.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 26:American Screenwriters, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1984.
• International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Volume 4:Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993.

Periodicals:

• Presence du Cinema June 1962, (Paris)*