Bernard Girard (February 22, 1918 – December 30, 1997) was an American
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
,
producer and
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...
.
Life and career
A native of
Vallejo, Girard served in the
United States Army Air Forces
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during
World War II
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. He was nominated for an
Emmy
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at the
9th Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Public Service Series (
You Are There). Girard died December 30, 1997, at age 79. Girard is survived by his wife, Linda, and three sons.
Selected filmography
* ''
As You Were'' (1951)
* ''
This Woman Is Dangerous
''This Woman Is Dangerous'' is a 1952 American film noir crime drama by Warner Bros. starring Joan Crawford, David Brian, and Dennis Morgan in a story about a gun moll's romances with two different men. The screenplay by Geoffrey Homes and ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Ride Out for Revenge'' (1957)
* ''
The Green-Eyed Blonde'' (1957)
* ''
As Young as We Are
''As Young as We Are'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Bernard Girard and written by Meyer Dolinsky. The film stars Robert Harland, Pippa Scott, Majel Barrett, Ty Hardin, Barry Atwater and Carla Hoffman. The film was released in Sept ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Rebel Set'' (1959)
* ''
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut.
Plot ...
'' (1966)
* ''
The Happiness Cage'' (1972)
* ''
A Name for Evil'' (1973)
* ''
Gone with the West'' (1975)
* ''
The Runaways-We're All Crazy Now'' (1979) recut as ''
Du-beat-e-o''(1984)
References
Bibliography
* Packer, Sharon. ''Neuroscience in Science Fiction Films''. McFarland, 2014.
External links
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1918 births
1997 deaths
American film directors
20th-century American screenwriters
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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