Richard Maibaum

Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) was an American film producer, playwright and screenwriter best known for his adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels.

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May 26 - 1909 - January 4 - 1991 - American - Film producer - Playwright - Screenwriter - Ian Fleming's - James Bond

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Maibaum was born in New York City, and attended New York University and the University of Iowa before working as an actor and playwright on Broadway.

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New York City - New York University - University of Iowa - Broadway

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His first film as screenwriter was in 1937, and after military service in World War II he joined Paramount Pictures as a writer and producer on films such as The Big Clock and The Great Gatsby. In the 1950s he became the favoured screenwriter for Irwin Allen and Albert R. Broccoli, who were making action films in Britain under their Warwick Films banner. His working relationship with Broccoli would extend into the phenomenally successful James Bond series, with Maibaum contributing to the screenplays of all but two of the films from Doctor No in 1962 until Licence to Kill in 1989. However his contributions to Licence to Kill were disrupted by a strike by the Writers Guild of America.

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1937 - World War II - Paramount Pictures - The Big Clock - The Great Gatsby - 1950s - Irwin Allen - Albert R. Broccoli - Britain - Warwick Films - Doctor No - 1962 - Licence to Kill - 1989 - Writers Guild of America

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