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Date of Birth:

26 May 1909, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

4 January 1991, Santa Monica, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

The name is "Maibaum, Richard Maibaum".....the brilliant screenwriter... more

Trivia:

Attended the University of Iowa more

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Down 13% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

The Blu-Ray Review: Goldfinger (1964)
(From The Hollywood News. 2 September 2009, 5:06 AM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Review: James Bond Continues Blu-Ray Dominance With Four New Releases
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 1 April 2009, 4:38 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Jarrett (1973) (TV)	(producer)	1973	-	8.4 (13)

2.	"Combat!" (1962)	producer (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.7 (459)
	1 TV episode: "Combat!: No Time for Pity (#1.21)" (producer)
3.	Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)	(producer)	1961	-	5.4 (127)
	AKAs: Battle on the Beach (UK)
4.	Maisie (1960) (TV)	(executive producer)	1960	-	-

5.	"The Thin Man" (1957)	executive producer (69 episodes, 1957-1959)	1959	-	7.6 (50)
	69 TV episodes: "The Thin Man: Paradise Discovered (#2.35)" (executive producer) "The Thin Man: Cherchez la Sexpot (#2.34)" (executive producer) "The Thin Man: Bat McKidderick (#2.33)" (executive producer) "The Thin Man: Cold Cargo (#2.32)" (executive producer) "The Thin Man: Dear Dead Days (#2.31)" (executive producer) 64 episodes not shown.
6.	No Man of Her Own (1950)	(producer)	1950	-	7.6 (321)

7.	Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)	(producer)	1950	-	6.2 (100)
	AKAs: After Midnight (UK)
8.	Dear Wife (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	6.2 (71)

9.	Song of Surrender (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	6.8 (17)

10.	The Great Gatsby (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	6.6 (200)

11.	Bride of Vengeance (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	4.9 (33)

12.	The Sainted Sisters (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	6.8 (12)

13.	The Big Clock (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	7.8 (2,043)

14.	O.S.S. (1946)	(producer)	1946	-	7.0 (130)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Ransom (1996)	(story)	1996	$309M	6.6 (35,866)

2.	"James Bond Jr." (1991)	(unknown episodes)	1991	-	6.5 (167)

3.	Licence to Kill (1989)	(written by)	1989	$156M	6.5 (22,566)

4.	The Living Daylights (1987)	(screenplay)	1987	$191M	6.7 (21,634)

5.	A View to a Kill (1985)	(screenplay)	1985	$152M	6.1 (21,837)

6.	Octopussy (1983)	(screen story and screenplay)	1983	$184M	6.6 (21,263)

7.	For Your Eyes Only (1981)	(screenplay)	1981	$195M	6.8 (21,503)

8.	S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)	(writer)	1980	-	4.3 (46)

9.	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)	(screenplay)	1977	$185M	7.1 (22,731)

10.	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)	(screenplay)	1974	$97.6M	6.7 (20,520)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) The Golden Gun (International: English title: informal short title)
11.	Jarrett (1973) (TV)	(writer)	1973	-	8.4 (13)

12.	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)	(screenplay)	1971	$116M	6.7 (23,308)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
13.	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)	(screenplay)	1969	$64.6M	6.9 (21,182)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) O.H.M.S.S. (UK: promotional abbreviation)
14.	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)	(additional dialogue)	1968	-	6.5 (8,012)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK: complete title)
15.	Thunderball (1965)	(screenplay)	1965	$141M	7.0 (24,893)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's Thunderball (UK: complete title)
16.	Goldfinger (1964)	(screenplay)	1964	$125M	7.9 (43,721)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's Goldfinger (UK: complete title)
17.	From Russia with Love (1963)	(screenplay)	1963	$78.9M	7.5 (29,807)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's 'From Russia with Love' (UK: complete title)
18.	"Combat!" (1962)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.7 (459)
	1 TV episode: "Combat!: The Medal (#1.14)" (writer)
19.	Dr. No (1962)	(screenplay)	1962	$59.6M	7.3 (32,965)
	AKAs: Ian Fleming's Dr. No (UK: complete title)
20.	Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)	(screenplay) (story)	1961	-	5.4 (127)
	AKAs: Battle on the Beach (UK)
21.	The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)	(adaptation)	1960	-	6.6 (293)

22.	Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)	(story)	1959	-	5.8 (104)
	AKAs: Adamson of Africa
23.	The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)	(story)	1959	-	5.1 (45)

24.	The Man Inside (1958)	(writer)	1958	-	5.8 (54)

25.	"Wagon Train" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	7.6 (210)
	AKAs: Major Adams, Trail Master 2 TV episodes: "Wagon Train: The John Wilbot Story (#1.37)" (writer) "Wagon Train: The Bernal Sierra Story (#1.24)" (teleplay)
26.	No Time to Die (1958)	(writer)	1958	-	5.9 (40)
	AKAs: Tank Force (USA)
27.	Zarak (1956)	(writer)	1956	-	4.4 (54)

28.	Bigger Than Life (1956)	(screenplay) (story)	1956	-	7.5 (1,078)

29.	Ransom! (1956)	(written by)	1956	-	6.6 (673)
	AKAs: Fearful Decision (USA: alternative title)
30.	The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)	(screenplay)	1955	-	6.7 (429)

31.	"The United States Steel Hour" (1953)	(2 episodes, 1954-1955)	1955	-	8.4 (32)
	AKAs: The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: "The United States Steel Hour: Fearful Decision (#2.18)" (writer) "The United States Steel Hour: Fearful Decision (#1.18)" (writer)
32.	Hell Below Zero (1954)	(adaptation)	1954	-	5.7 (149)

33.	The Red Beret (1953)	(screenplay)	1953	-	5.7 (131)
	AKAs: Paratrooper (USA)
34.	Song of Surrender (1949)	(screenplay)	1949	-	6.8 (17)

35.	The Great Gatsby (1949)	(writer)	1949	-	6.6 (200)

36.	O.S.S. (1946)	(writer)	1946	-	7.0 (130)

37.	See My Lawyer (1945)	(play)	1945	-	6.3 (11)
	AKAs: In a Padded Cell (USA: reissue title)
38.	Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	6.3 (93)

39.	Hold Back the Dawn (1941)	(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)	1941	-	7.7 (486)

40.	I Wanted Wings (1941)	(writer)	1941	-	6.0 (86)

41.	20 Mule Team (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	6.6 (67)

42.	The Ghost Comes Home (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	6.2 (43)

43.	The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)	(screenplay)	1939	-	6.5 (106)

44.	Coast Guard (1939)	(original screenplay)	1939	-	7.0 (12)

45.	The Lady and the Mob (1939)	(screenplay)	1939	-	6.4 (71)

46.	Stablemates (1938)	(writer)	1938	-	6.9 (37)

47.	The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)	(screenplay)	1937	-	6.6 (29)

48.	Live, Love and Learn (1937)	(screenplay)	1937	-	6.0 (96)

49.	They Gave Him a Gun (1937)	(writer)	1937	-	6.6 (76)

50.	Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)	(play "Sweet Mystery of Life")	1936	-	6.3 (236)

51.	We Went to College (1936)	(screenplay)	1936	-	5.0 (32)
	AKAs: The Old School Tie (UK)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	5.8 (9)

2.	Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995) (V)	Himself	1995	-	7.3 (71)
	AKAs: The Making of Thunderball (International: English title: recut version) The Thunderball Phenomenon (International: English title: recut version)


1.	Inside 'A View to a Kill' (2000) (V)	Himself

2.	Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (1995) (V)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Maibaum was active as a playwright from 1932-40; active on Broadway in the following productions: more

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews | 1 Article more

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Drama | Action more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Murder | Blockbuster more

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