Before becoming a screenwriter, James Lee Barrett served in the Marines. His first screenplay for The D.I. (1957) was about a Marine drill instructor. Barret went on to write many assorted action films in genres ranging from westerns to war films to police dramas to chase movies. He also penned the 1965 biblical epic, The Greatest Story Ever Told. In addition to screenplays, Barret also wrote pilot episodes for TV series and screenplays for TV movies. Later he won a Tony Award for his libretto for Shenandoah, a musical adaptation of one of his westerns.
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Warden of Red Rock
Screenwriter |
2001 | |||
But I'm a Cheerleader
First Assistant Director |
1999 | |||
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Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Screenwriter |
1989 | |||
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April Morning
Screenwriter |
1988 | |||
Jesse
Screenwriter |
1988 | |||
Poker Alice
Screenwriter |
1987 | |||
The Quick and the Dead
Screenwriter |
1987 | |||
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Stagecoach
Teleplay By |
1986 | |||
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The Defiant Ones
Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
Angel City
Screenwriter |
1980 | |||
Belle Starr
Screenwriter |
1980 | |||
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The Day Christ Died
Screenwriter |
1980 | |||
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Screenwriter |
1979 | |||
Wild Horse Hank
Screenwriter |
1979 | |||
The Awakening Land
Screenwriter |
1978 | |||
Smokey and the Bandit
Screenwriter |
1977 | |||
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Fools' Parade
Actor, Screenwriter |
1971 | |||
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Something Big
Screenwriter |
1971 | |||
The Cheyenne Social Club
Executive Producer, Screenwriter |
1970 | |||
Tick, Tick, Tick
Producer, Screenwriter |
1970 | |||
The Undefeated
Screenwriter |
1969 | |||
Bandolero!
Screenwriter |
1968 | |||
The Green Berets
Screenwriter |
1968 | |||
Shenandoah
Screenwriter |
1965 | |||
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Screenwriter |
1965 | |||
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The Truth About Spring
Screenwriter |
1965 | |||
On the Beach
Screenwriter |
1959 | |||
The D.I.
Play Author, Screenwriter |
1957 |
