Former radio journalist and Marine who co-wrote several hard-boiled, realistic dramas including Jules Dassin's "Brute Force" (1947), John Huston's "Key Largo" (1948) and Stuart Heisler's "Storm Warning" (1951). Brooks made his directorial debut in 1950 with the political thriller "Crisis" and turned out a number of taut, male-oriented features before landing in the spotlight with "The Blackboard…
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