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William Bowers (January 17, 1916 in Las Cruces – March 27, 1987 in Woodland Hills, California) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was ''My Favorite Spy'' in 1942.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Bowers )〕 During World War II Bowers served in the United States Army Air Forces where he met Arch Hall Sr.. Bowers later wrote a screenplay based in his experiences called ''The Last Time I Saw Archie'' where Jack Webb played Bowers.〔p.3 Weaver, Tom ''Richard Alden Interview'' ''I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-fi Films and Television McFarland, 2009〕 His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western ''The Gunfighter'' in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of ''My Man Godfrey'' in 1957 and ''The Sheepman'' in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination). Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the Western parody ''Support Your Local Sheriff!'' (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974). ==Selected filmography== * ''My Favorite Spy'' (1942) * ''The Fabulous Suzanne'' (1946) * ''Larceny'' (1948) * ''The Gunfighter'' (1950) * ''Assignment – Paris!'' (1952) * ''-30-'' (1959) * ''The Last Time I Saw Archie'' (1961) * ''Support Your Local Sheriff'' (1969) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Bowers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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