Birthday: February 03, 1936
Writer/director James Bridges made his name in the 1970s with such socially aware, character-driven films as The Paper Chase (1973), but his unassuming style and non-blockbuster mentality slowed his career in the 1980s. Bridges died of cancer in 1993, though he lived to see one of his '70s scripts finally produced as White Hunter, Black Heart (1990). Raised in Paris, AR, Bridges ...more- 1979
- British Academy Awards
- Best Film
- The China Syndrome
- nom
- 1979
- Directors Guild of America
- Best Director
- The China Syndrome
- nom
- 1979
- Golden Globe
- Best Director
- The China Syndrome
- nom
- 1979
- Academy
- Best Original Screenplay
- The China Syndrome
- nom
- 1979
- Golden Globe
- Best Screenplay
- The China Syndrome
- nom
- 1968
- Faces
- Extra
- 1990
- White Hunter, Black Heart
- Screenwriter
- 1988
- Bright Lights, Big City
- Director
- 1988
- Bright Lights, Big City
- Screenwriter
- 1985
- Perfect
- Director
- 1985
- Perfect
- Producer











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