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Calder Willingham

Calder Willingham

Writing1922Atlanta, Georgia

Biography

Calder Baynard Willingham, Jr. (December 23, 1922 - February 19, 1995) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He cowrote several notable screenplays, including Paths of Glory (1957) and One-Eyed Jacks (1961).

Willingham and Buck Henry were co-credited (but did not collaborate) on the screenplay for The Graduate (1967), which they adapted separately from a novel by Charles Webb; they won a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay for their work and were also nominated for an Oscar.

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Acting History

1974
Thieves Like Us
Screenplay
1970
Little Big Man
Screenplay
1967
The Graduate
Screenplay
1965
1961
One-Eyed Jacks
Screenplay
1960
Spartacus
Scenario Writer
1958
The Vikings
Screenplay
1957

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Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/23/1922
Day of Death
2/21/1995
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia