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Movies starring William Bowers have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 90%.
The Godfather Part II - released in 1974 - is William Bowers's highest rated movie, with a score of 90% based on 878 reviews.
The lowest rated film from William Bowers is The Godfather Part II - released in 1974 - with a score of 90% based on 878 reviews.
William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) 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.
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 superior Western parody Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).
William Bowers has acted in films with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola and Talia Shire.
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