John Paxton (May 21, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri - January 5, 1985, Santa Monica, California) was an American screenwriter.
Read more about John Paxton: Biography
Famous quotes containing the words john paxton, john and/or paxton:
“Mrs. Grayle: You know, this’ll be the first time I’ve ever killed anyone I knew so little and liked so well. What’s your name?
Philip Marlowe: Philip for short.
Mrs. Grayle: Philip. Philip Marlowe. A name for a duke. You’re just a nice mug.”
—John Paxton (1911–1985)
“Marvin, what do we do now?”
—Jeremy Larner, U.S. screenwriter. John McKay (Robert Redford)
“She was a charming middle-aged lady with a face like a bucket of mud. I gave her a drink. She was a gal who’d take a drink if she had to knock me down to get the bottle.”
—John Paxton (1911–1985)