Leigh Brackett

Writer. Born 7 December 1915 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 18 March 1978.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

Born

7 December 1915, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

18 March 1978

Active

1946–1980

Frequently works with

Howard Hawks, Jules Furthman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

88Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Leigh’s work 8 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films, 1 series
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $556m across 4 films with figures
Active: 1946–1980

Genres

Crime3
Drama3
Mystery3
Action1
Adventure1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestThe Empire Strikes Back1980

83WorstThe Rockford Files1974

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31940s

21950s

61960s

41970s

11980s

Directors most worked with

Howard Hawks2 titles